62 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 9, Ch. 10
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dagdhvatma-krtya-hata-krtyam ahan kabandham
sakhyam vidhaya kapibhir dayita-gatim taih
buddhvatha valini hate plavagendra-sainyair
velam agat sa manujo ja-bhavarcitaighrih
dagdhvi—by burning; dtma-krtya-hata-krtyam—after performing
religious rituals required after the death of Jatayu, who died for the
Lord’s cause; ahan—killed; kabandham—the demon Kabandha;
sakhyam—friendship; vidhadya—after creating; kapibhih—with the
monkey chiefs; dayitd-gatim—the arrangement for delivering Sita;
taih—by them; buddhvd—knowing; atha—thereafter; valini hate—
when Vali had been killed; plavaga-indra-sainyaih—with the help of
the soldiers of the monkeys; velam—to the beach of the ocean; agdt—
went; sah—He, Lord Ramacandra; manu-jah—appearing as a human
being; aja—by Lord Brahma; bhava—and by Lord Siva; arcita-
anghrih—whose lotus feet are worshiped.
TRANSLATION
Lord Ramacandra, whose lotus feet are worshiped by Lord
Brahma and Lord Siva, had assumed the form of a human being.
Thus He performed the funeral ceremony of Jatéyu, who was
killed by Ravana. The Lord then killed the demon named
Kabandha, and after making friends with the monkey chiefs, kill-
ing Vali and arranging for the deliverance of mother Sita, He went
to the beach of the ocean.
PURPORT
When Ravana kidnapped Sita, he was obstructed on the way by Jatayu,
a large bird. But the powerful Ravana defeated Jatayu in the fight and
cut his wing. When Ramacandra was searching for Sita, He found Jatayu
almost dead and was informed that Sita has been carried off by Ravana.
When Jatayu died, Lord Ramacandra did the duty of a son by performing
the funeral ceremony, and then He made friends with the monkeys to
deliver Sitadevi.
