Book Iv. Canto Lvi. Samp'ati Canto Lvi.: Sampti. Then came the vultures' mighty king Where sat the Vnars sorrowing,-- Sampti, 2 best of birds that fly On sounding pinions through the sky, Jatyus' brother, famed of old, Most glorious and strong and bold.Upon the slope of Vindhya's hill He saw the Vnars calm and still. p. 386 These words he uttered while the sightFilled his fierce spirit with delight: 'Behold how Fate with changeless laws Within his toils the sinner draws, And brings me, after long delay, A rich and noble feast to-day,These Vnars who are doomed to die My hungry maw to satisfy.' He spoke no more: and Angad heard The menace of the mighty bird; And thus, while anguish filled his breast,The noble Hanumn addressed: 'Vivasvat's 1 son has sought this place For vengeance on the Vnar race. See, Yama, wroth for St's sake, Is come our guilty lives to take. Our king's decree is left undone, And naught achieved for Raghu's son. In duty have we failed, and hence Comes punishment for dire offence.Have we not heard the marvels wrought By King Jatyus, 2 how he fought With Rvan's might, and, nobly brave, Perished, the Maithil queen to save? There is no living creature, none, But loves to die for Raghu's son,And in long toils and dangers we Have placed our lives in jeopardy Blest is Jatyus, he who gave His life the Maithil queen to save,And proved his love for Rma well When by the giant's hand he fellNow raised to bliss and high renown He fears not fierce Sugrva's frown. Alas, alas! what miseries spring From that rash promise of the king! 3 His own sad death, and Rma sentWith Lakshman forth to banishment: The Maithil lady borne away:Jatyus slain in mortal fray: The fall of Bli when the dartOf Rma quivered in his heart: And, after toil and pain and care, Our misery and deep despair.' He ceased: the feathered monarch heard,His heart with ruth and wonder stirred: 'Whose is that voice,' the vulture cried, 'That tells me how Jatyus died,And shakes my inmost soul with woe For a loved brother's overthrow?After long days at length I hear The glorious name of one so dear. Once more, O Vnar chieftains, tell How King Jatyus fought and fell. But first your aid, I pray you, lend, And from this peak will I descend. The sun has burnt my wings, and I No longer have the power to fly.'Footnotes 385:1 The name of various kinds of grass used at sacrificial ceremonies, especially, of the Ku'sa grass, Poa cynosuroides, which was used to strew the ground in preparing for a sacrifice, the officiating Brahmans being purified by sittihg on it. 385:2 Sampti is the eldest son of the celebrated Garuda the king of birds. 386:1 Vivasvat or the Sun is the father of Yama the God of Death. 386:2 Book III. Canto Li. 386:3 Das'aratha's rash oath and fatal promise to his wife Kaikey.
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