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| Sarg 56-57 | |
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Sarg 56 - Meeting With Sampaati Where these Vaanar were sitting for self-immolation, there lived Jataayu's brother Sampaati. He came out of the cave, came to them and said - "Good, today I have got good food in return of my good Karm. I wish to eat them one by one each day." Hearing these words of the vulture, Angad got frightened and said to Hanumaan - "See Hanumaan, Yam Raaj himself has come in the form of this bird to take us. Neither we got Seetaa'a whereabouts, nor we obeyed our Swaamee's orders and now we are facing this trouble. Well Jataayu also sacrificed his life to save Seetaa in Jansthaan, so we should also sacrifice ourselves for Raam's work. Jataayu did at least a favorable act to Raam, but we are just withering here in forests and still Vaidehee is not yet seen. Although we tried but we could not find Seetaa. Jataayu was lucky, at least he was killed by Raavan while protecting Seetaa and he has no fear of Sugreev. The present trouble is the result of the Jatayu's killing and abduction of Seetaa, exile to Raam and Lakshman, death of Dashrath, killing of Raakshas in Jansthaan, all this has happened because of Kaikeyee's Var." Hearing this Sampaati got alert and perturbed and said to them politely - "Who is going to tell me about my dear brother Jataayu? Today, after long time, I am hearing my brother's praise through this Vaanar. I am happy to hear about him. Tell me the account of his fight with the Raakshas and his death. Please get me down this Parvat, so that I can hear it completely, because my brother was living in Jansthaan. And he had a good friendship with Raajaa Dashrath whose eldest son is Raam Chandra, how did he die? I am helpless, I cannot fly because my wings are burned by Sun's rays. I want to come down." Sarg 57 - Angad Tells the Whole Story On the request of Sampaati Vaanar got him down from the peak of the mountain. But they were afraid that he would eat them, still they got him down thinking that "we will get good Gati if he will eat us, because we will sacrifice our life for our Swaamee's work." When he came down, Angad said - "Hey Geedh Raaj (king of Vultures), My grandfather's name was Riksh Raaj. He had two sons - Baali and Sugreev. Both were very brave and mighty. Among them, Bali got more famous. He was my father. He became king of Vaanar after my grandfather. Raam is born Ikshwaaku Vansh. He is in exile with His younger brother Lakshman and wife Seetaa by the order of His father. They came to Dandak Van and Raavan abducted Raam's wife Seetaa from that Van. While Raavan was taking Seetaa, Raam's father's dear friend Jataayu was there. He fought bravely with Raavan seeing Raavan taking Seetaa by skyway. Jataayu destroyed Raavan's chariot and got Seetaa down. Still Raavan killed Jataayu in this fight. Raam performed Jataayu's last rites with His own hands. After that Raam extended friendship with my uncle Sugreev. Raam killed my father because my father exiled Sugreev from his kingdom. Raam gave the kingdom to Sugreev after killing Baali, and now Sugreev has sent us in search of Seetaa by the order of Raam. We tried our best but couldn't find Her so far. We searched Seetaa thoroughly in Dandak Van, but we had to enter a Maayaa burrow which was built by Maya Daanav through his Maayaa. We spent one month there and this was the time assigned to us to bring Seetaa's information. Now since the time limit is over so now we are here to die, because if now we go to Raam and Lakshman, our life is in danger.
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