Sampathi went on to tell his Vanara audience of what he had told Nisakara, "Pride and foolishness have done this to me. Once Jatayu and I had made a wager in the presence of sages on mount Kailas that we would follow the Sun right up to Asthagiri." Beholding lofty mountains, meandering rivers and lush green groves we flew higher and higher towards the Sun. Soon losing our sense of direction exhausted and thirsty, Jatayu started plummeting to the ground. I went after him swiftly shielding him with my wings, but my wings got burnt and Jatayu fell down. He must have landed somewhere in Janasthana, while I had fallen unconscious on this mountain, badly charred and wingless. I, who had soared in the skies following the path of the Sun, had wandered in the Himalayas, touched the peaks of mount Meru and the summits of mount Kailas plunged down to earth, to remain here forever! Bereft of my brother, my strength and my kingdom I too wished to die!"