Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 9 - Chapter 1 - Verse 12


Sanskrit:

दग्ध्वात्मकृत्यहतकृत्यमहन् कबन्धंसख्यं विधाय कपिभिर्दयितागतिं तै: ।बुद्ध्वाथ वालिनि हते प्लवगेन्द्रसैन्यै-र्वेलामगात् स मनुजोऽजभवार्चिताङ्‌घ्रि: ॥ १२ ॥

ITRANS:

dagdhvātma-kṛtya-hata-kṛtyam ahan kabandhaṁsakhyaṁ vidhāya kapibhir dayitā-gatiṁ taiḥbuddhvātha vālini hate plavagendra-sainyairvelām agāt sa manujo ’ja-bhavārcitāṅghriḥ

Translation:

Lord Rāmacandra, whose lotus feet are worshiped by Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva, had assumed the form of a human being. Thus He performed the funeral ceremony of Jaṭāyu, who was killed by Rāvaṇa. The Lord then killed the demon named Kabandha, and after making friends with the monkey chiefs, killing Vāli and arranging for the deliverance of mother Sītā, He went to the beach of the ocean.

Purport:

When Rāvaṇa kidnapped Sītā, he was obstructed on the way by Jaṭāyu, a large bird. But the powerful Rāvaṇa defeated Jaṭāyu in the fight and cut his wing. When Rāmacandra was searching for Sītā, He found Jaṭāyu almost dead and was informed that Sītā has been carried off by Rāvaṇa. When Jaṭāyu died, Lord Rāmacandra did the duty of a son by performing the funeral ceremony, and then He made friends with the monkeys to deliver Sītādevī.