सूर्यानुगमनवृत्तान्तः
The Account of Following the Sun
जटायुर्मामनापृच्छ्य निपपात महीं ततः।तं दृष्ट्वा तूर्णमाकाशादात्मानं मुक्तवानहम्।।।।
jaṭāyur mām anāpṛcchya nipapāta mahīṃ tataḥ | taṃ dṛṣṭvā tūrṇam ākāśād ātmānaṃ muktavān aham ||
جاتایو مجھ سے اجازت لیے بغیر پھر زمین پر جا گرا؛ اسے یوں گرتا دیکھ کر میں نے بھی فوراً آکاش سے اپنے آپ کو گرا دیا۔
'I thought Jatayu had fallen down somewhere at Janasthana, but I fell on Vindhya, wings burnt, in an unconscious state.
It highlights responsibility in companionship: one responds immediately to another’s perilous action, even when communication fails.
Jatāyu abruptly descends; Sampāti follows him down from the sky.
Promptness and concern for another (anukampā, readiness to act).