Then, without asking me Jațāyu dropped to the earth. Seeing him, I at once descended form the sky and Jațāyu and not burnt in consequence of having been shielded by my wings. And scathed through the agitation* I fell through the serial way. I guessed that Jațāyu fell in Janasthāna. And I myself, my wings blasted, and rendered inert, fell on Vindhya. *Rāmanuya comments: the confusion seized them as the sun was midway. They lost all ense of direction. The faint succeeded.
जटायुर्मामनापृच्छ्य निपपात महीं ततः। तं दृष्ट्वा तूर्णमाकाशादात्मानं मुक्तवानहम्॥ पक्षाभ्यां च मया गुप्तो जटायुर्न प्रदह्यत। प्रमादात् तत्र निर्दग्धः पतन् वायुपथादहम्॥ आशङ्के तं निपतितं जनस्थाने जटायुषम्। अहं तु पतितो विन्ध्ये दग्धपक्षो जडीकृतः॥