Shloka 3.74.35

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

Devanagari script

यत्र ते सुकृतात्मानो विहरन्ति महर्षयः।।।।तत्पुण्यं शबरी स्थानं जगामात्मसमाधिना।

Transliteration

pādyam ācamanīyaṃ ca sarvaṃ prādād yathāvidhi | tām uvāca tato rāmaḥ śramaṇīṃ saṃśitavratām ||

Translation

According to proper custom, she offered water for washing the feet and water for sipping, rendering every due courtesy; then Rāma spoke to that austere woman, steadfast in her vows.

Context

By virtue of her self-meditation, Sabari went to that sacred world where the holy sages lived because of their good deeds.ইত্যার্ষ শ্রীমদ্রামাযণে বাল্মীকীয আদিকাব্যে অরণ্যকাণ্ডে চতুস্সপ্ততিতমস্সর্গঃ৷৷Thus ends the seventyfourth sarga of Aranyakanda of the holy Ramayana the first epic composed by sage Valmiki.

Characters & Entities

• Sabari
• Rama

FAQs

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

Atithi-dharma (the duty of hospitality): offering the traditional courtesies to guests—especially to the righteous—without neglecting proper conduct.

What is the narrative situation?

Śabarī performs the customary reception rites and then Rāma begins speaking with her.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Śabarī’s disciplined observance of right practice and Rāma’s respectful engagement with a renunciant.