Shloka 3.74.16

शबरी-आश्रम-प्रवेशः (Rama and Lakshmana at Sabari’s Hermitage)

Devanagari script

तैश्चाहमुक्ता धर्मज्ञैर्महाभागैर्महर्षिभिः।आगमिष्यति ते रामस्सुपुण्यमिममाश्रमम्।।3.74.15।।स ते प्रतिग्रहीतव्यस्सौमित्रिसहितोतिथिः।तं च दृष्ट्वा वरान्लोकानक्षयांस्त्वं गमिष्यसि।।3.74.16।।

Transliteration

taiś cāham uktā dharmajñair mahābhāgair maharṣibhiḥ | āgamiṣyati te rāmaḥ supuṇyam imam āśramam ||

Translation

Those fortunate great seers, knowers of dharma, told me: ‘Rama will come to your supremely sacred hermitage.’

Context

Those great honourable sages who knew the ways of dharma said: 'Rama would visit this sacred hermitage along with Lakshmana. He would be your guest. Receive him with due honour. And you would attain the great, inexhaustible worlds when you see him.'

Characters & Entities

• Śabarī
• Rama
• maharṣi (great seers)
• āśrama (hermitage)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Satya and dharma-based foresight: the words of dharma-knowing sages are treated as trustworthy guidance, shaping right conduct.

What is the narrative situation?

Śabarī explains that earlier sages foretold Rama’s visit to her hermitage.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Śabarī’s faithfulness to truthful instruction and her readiness to act rightly when the foretold guest arrives.