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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.64.30

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 64: Rāma performs Jaṭāyu’s funeral. Jaṭāyu reports the southward flight and dies, Rāma cremates him as kin, offers deer meat and gives water in the Godāvarī

In the sequence: he blesses Jaṭāyu with the destinations earned by sacrifice, generosity, and courage, then cremates him as a kinsman

3.64.30

mayā tvaṃ samanujñāto gaccha lokān anuttamān
gṛdhrarāja mahāsattva saṃskṛtaś ca mayā vraja

Granted leave by me, go to the most excellent worlds; O vulture-king of great being, consecrated by me, depart.

Words: mayā — by me; tvaṃ — you; samanujñāto — granted leave, permitted; gaccha — go; lokān — the worlds; anuttamān — the most excellent; gṛdhrarāja — O vulture-king; mahāsattva — O one of great being/courage; saṃskṛtaś — consecrated, honoured with rites; ca — and; mayā — by me; vraja — depart, go

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.