After Lakṣmaṇa consoled Him, Rāma gave up His anger. Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa then searched for Sītā-devī when They came across Jaṭāyu. Rāma thought that he was actually a rākṣasa disguised as a vulture who must have killed Sītā, and so prepared to kill the vulture. The vulture then informed Śrī Rāma that Rāvaṇa had kidnapped Sītā and that he had destroyed Rāvaṇa’s chariot and so on. He told Rāmacandra that when he became tired because of his old age and so on, Rāvaṇa had cut off his wings and then took Vaidehī with him to the skies. Out of affection for His father’s friend, Śrī Rāma embraced Jaṭāyu and lamented. He then fell on the ground in distress.