Shloka 3.74.32
शबरी-आश्रम-प्रवेशः (Rama and Lakshmana at Sabari’s Hermitage)
इत्युक्ता जटिला वृद्धा चीरकृष्णाजिनाम्बरा।तस्मिन्मुहूर्ते शबरी देहं जीर्णं जिहासती।।।।अनुज्ञाता तु रामेण हुत्वात्मानं हुताशने।ज्वलत्पावकसङ्काशा स्वर्गमेव जगाम सा।।।।
tau puṣkariṇyāḥ pampāyās tīram āsādya paścimam | apaśyatāṃ tatas tatra śabaryā ramyam āśramam ||
Reaching the western bank of the lake Pampā, the two beheld there Śabarī’s delightful hermitage.
With matted locks, tattered bark clothes and deer skin, Sabari consigned her old and emaciated body to the fire at that moment, with the permission of Rama and ascended to heaven, her body glowing like fire.
Dharma here is expressed as reverence for sacred spaces and holy persons—approaching a hermitage with humility and purpose, recognizing that spiritual life and hospitality are central values in the Ramayana.
Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa arrive at Lake Pampā and see Śabarī’s hermitage on the western bank.
Rāma’s steady commitment to righteous search and respectful approach toward ascetics and sacred places.