A son of Aruna and Grdhri, brought forth three sons and they were Kaka, Grdhar and Asvakarni

eagle with the sharpest eyes who reported to Lord R â m a c a n d r a the kidnapping of mother S î t â and was killed by R â v a n a as he tried to stop him in his scheme.

A vulture who tried to stop Ravana from kidnapping Sitadevi. Mortally wounded by Ravana, he died in the arms of the grateful Lord Ramachandra.

Old Eagle Chief. He was a great friend of Dasaratha (Rama's earthly father) accompanying him on his spatial expeditions to help the denizens of heaven ( RRV2-1) The great bird who tried to rescue Sita and was killed by Ravana.

In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Jatayu (Sanskrit: जटायू, jatāyū) is the son of Aruna and nephew of Garuda. A demi-god who has the form of a vulture, he tries to rescue Sita from Ravana when Ravana is on his way to Lanka after kidnapping Sita. Jatayu fought valiantly with Ravana, but as Jatayu was very old Ravana soon got the better of him.