evidence: One of the five birds of the Ramayana. The story of Jatayu should have been the easiest to write from amongst the five birds of the Ramayana, and could have been written the first. But, it w… One of the five birds of the Ramayana. The story of Jatayu should have been the easiest to write from amongst the five birds of the Ramayana, and could have been written the first. But, it was not to be. What was supposed to be a clear-cut story of Jatayu, the great vulture-warrior, fighting with Ravana in order to rescue Sita from his clutches, did not remain a simple tale. The incidents within the Ramayana are very brief and specific. Rama, Lakshmana and Sita meet Jatayu on their journey south of the Dandakaranya forests. The great vulture-warrior assures them their stay along the Godavari River would be under his care, and that they should be without any worries. Later, when Ravana takes Sita by force and guile, on board his Pushpaka Vimana, it is Jatayu who comes to the rescue. He wins victory in his defeat, in the great battle that he wages, and is forever known, wherever the Ramayana is recited or written.