Shloka 3.74.6
शबरी-आश्रम-प्रवेशः (Rama and Lakshmana at Sabari’s Hermitage)
तौ च दृष्ट्वा तदा सिद्धा समुत्थाय कृताञ्जलिः।रामस्य पादौ जग्राह लक्ष्मणस्य च धीमतः।।।।
ity uktā jaṭilā vṛddhā cīrakṛṣṇājināmbarā | tasmin muhūrte śabarī dehaṃ jīrṇaṃ jihāsatī ||
Thus addressed, Śabarī—an aged woman with matted locks, clad in bark-cloth and a dark deer-skin—at that very moment wished to abandon her worn-out body.
On seeing them both, Sabari, an accomplished ascetic, got up with folded hands andtouched the feet of the sagacious Rama and Lakshmana.
Dharma is shown as readiness for righteous renunciation: when life’s purpose (devotion and service) is fulfilled, one may relinquish attachment to the body with purity and resolve.
After being addressed by Rāma, Śabarī prepares to give up her old body at that very moment.
Śabarī’s detachment and spiritual readiness—her life of discipline culminates in a serene willingness to depart.