Doha 27
एहि बिधि कथा कहहिं बहु भाँती। गिरि कंदराँ सुनी संपाती॥ बाहेर होइ देखि बहु कीसा। मोहि अहार दीन्ह जगदीसा॥१॥
आजु सबहि कहँ भच्छन करऊँ। दिन बहु चले अहार बिनु मरऊँ॥ कबहुँ न मिल भरि उदर अहारा। आजु दीन्ह बिधि एकहिं बारा॥२॥
डरपे गीध बचन सुनि काना। अब भा मरन सत्य हम जाना॥ कपि सब उठे गीध कहँ देखी। जामवंत मन सोच बिसेषी॥३॥
कह अंगद बिचारि मन माहीं। धन्य जटायू सम कोउ नाहीं॥ राम काज कारन तनु त्यागी। हरि पुर गयउ परम बड़भागी॥४॥
सुनि खग हरष सोक जुत बानी। आवा निकट कपिन्ह भय मानी॥ तिन्हहि अभय करि पूछेसि जाई। कथा सकल तिन्ह ताहि सुनाई॥५॥
सुनि संपाति बंधु कै करनी। रघुपति महिमा बहुबिधि बरनी॥६॥
Meaning
Thus they discoursed among themselves in many ways. Sampātī† (Jaṭāyu’s elder brother) heard them from his cave in the mountain. When he came out of it and saw a host of monkeys, he said to himself, “God has provided me with a feast: (1) † We learn from Śrīmad Bhāgavata and other scriptures that the sage Kaśyapa, the progenitor of gods and demons as well as of the various sub-human species, begot two sons by Vinatā (the mother of the feathered creation)—Aruṇa and Garuḍa by name. Of these Aruṇa serves as the charioteer of the sun-god, while Garuḍa was chosen by Bhagavān Viṣṇu as His own mount. Aruṇa is the father of Sampātī and Jaṭāyu, who thus belonged to the earliest period of the world’s history. Their enormous size and uncommon strength, their astounding longevity and their speaking and behaving like human beings will, therefore, cause little wonder when it is remembered that the world has steadily deteriorated since its creation. “I will devour them all today. I have been starving for many days past and have never had a full meal; today God has supplied me with abundant food all at a time.” (2) The monkeys trembled with fear to hear the vulture’s words. “Our doom is now sealed, we are sure!” they said to themselves. All the monkeys rose when they saw the vulture, while Jāmbavān felt much perturbed at heart. (3) Aṅgada reflected within himself and said: “There is no one so blessed as Jaṭāyu, who laid down his life in the service of Śrī Rāma and ascended to the abode of Śrī Hari, supremely lucky as he was.” (4) When the bird (Sampātī) heard these words, which stirred in him a mixed feeling of joy and grief, he drew near to the monkeys, who felt alarmed by his presence. Assuring them of safety he went and enquired of them about his younger brother and the monkeys told him the whole story. (5) When Sampātī heard of his brother’s obsequies having been performed by the Lord with His own hands, he glorified Śrī Raghunātha in many ways. (6)
मोहि लै जाहु सिंधुतट देउँ तिलांजलि ताहि। बचन सहाइ करबि मैं पैहहु खोजहु जाहि॥२७॥
Meaning
“Take me to the sea-shore, so that I may make an offering of water with sesamum seeds to my departed brother. I can help you only with my instructions, by following which you will succeed in recovering Her whom you seek.” (27)
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