जटायुरुपदेशः — Jatāyu Confronts Rāvaṇa
Ethical Admonition and Challenge
षष्टिर्वर्षसहस्राणि मम जातस्य रावण।।।।पितृपैतामहं राज्यं यथावदनुतिष्ठतः।
ṣaṣṭir varṣasahasrāṇi mama jātasya rāvaṇa | pitṛpaitāmahaṃ rājyaṃ yathāvad anutiṣṭhataḥ ||
اے راون! میری پیدائش سے ساٹھ ہزار برس گزر چکے ہیں؛ اور میں نے اپنے باپ دادا کے اس راج کو جیسا چاہیے ویسا ہی دھرم کے مطابق سنبھالا ہے۔
Sixty thousand years ago I was born, O Ravana ! Since then I have ruled justly my hereditary kingdom.
Authority is validated by long practice of dharma: Jatāyu grounds his counsel in a life of rightful governance and inherited responsibility.
Jatāyu establishes his moral seniority and credibility while confronting Rāvaṇa.
Integrity over time—steadfast adherence to duty (yathāvat).