Sky above Pañcavaṭī · Araṇya Kāṇḍa
Jaṭāyu against Rāvaṇa
An aged vulture attacks the chariot carrying Sītā away. He shatters Rāvaṇa's chariot and bow before Rāvaṇa cuts off his wings.
Araṇya Kāṇḍa sargas 49–51, 67–68Vālmīki (primary text)In the text
Jaṭāyu names Rāvaṇa to Rāma before he dies. Rāma performs his funeral rites as for a kinsman, with water offered at the Godāvarī, and goes south.
Primary text: Śrīmad Vālmīkīya Rāmāyaṇa, Gita Press, Gorakhpur. Later traditions and living-tradition associations are labelled as such. Return to the Rāmāyaṇa World.