Canto 3 -
Araṇya-kāṇḍa
Chapter 68: Jaṭāyu’s Liberation
Text 3.68.35
ततो गोदावरीं गत्वा नदीं नरवरात्मजौ।
उदकं चक्रतुस्तस्मै गृध्रराजाय तावुभौ॥
tato godāvarīṁ gatvā nadīṁ nara-varātmajau
udakaṁ cakratus tasmai gṛdhra-rājāya tāv ubhau
tataḥ = then; godāvarīm = Godāvarī; gatvā = went; nadīm = to the river; nara-vara-ātmajau = princes; udakam cakratuḥ = and offered water; tasmai = for the benefit of that; gṛdhra-rājāya = king of vultures; tau = the; ubhau = two.
The two princes then went to the river Godāvarī and offered water for the benefit of that king of vultures.
Śrī Lakṣmaṇa’s offering of water was to assist [in the performance of this ceremony].