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BRAVE JATAYU |
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| At last Ravana
cut off the bird's wings and also his talons. Unable to fly, the bird fell on the earth.
It was unable to move. Sita wept for brave Jatayu. Ravana now caught Sita, and flew again into the sky, carrying her. He reached Lanka, and put Sita in prison. When Rama and Lakshmana returned to the ashrama, the ashrama was empty. They could not find Sita. Rama said: "Rakshasas must have carried her away, and eaten her up. O Lakshmana, why did you leave her alone?" The two brothers then started searching the forest for Sita.As they looked here and there, they saw the fallen jatayu. He was at the point of death. Hearing their voice, he said: "O Rama! Ravana has carried away Sita. I fought him but I failed to rescue Sita.He has taken her to Lanka. Go and get her. God will bless you." After saying these words, Jatayu died. Rama and Lakshmana wept for Jatayu. They also did the last religious rites for the bird. Jatayu was a bird. Yet he tried to save a helpless woman from the clutches of a wicked man. We worship jatayu as a God today. |
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