Shloka 16
शबरी-आश्रम-प्रवेशः
Rama and Lakshmana at Sabari’s Hermitage
तैश्चाहमुक्ता धर्मज्ञैर्महाभागैर्महर्षिभिः।आगमिष्यति ते रामस्सुपुण्यमिममाश्रमम्।।3.74.15।।स ते प्रतिग्रहीतव्यस्सौमित्रिसहितोतिथिः।तं च दृष्ट्वा वरान्लोकानक्षयांस्त्वं गमिष्यसि।।3.74.16।।
sa te pratigrahītavyaḥ saumitri-sahito 'tithiḥ | taṃ ca dṛṣṭvā varān lokān akṣayāṃs tvaṃ gamiṣyasi ||
Il viendra comme ton hôte, accompagné de Saumitri ; reçois-le avec les honneurs qui lui sont dus. Et en le voyant, tu atteindras des mondes sublimes et impérissables.
O best among men! I have collected and kept for your sake different kinds of forest-food grown on the bank of Pampa.
FAQs
Atithi-dharma (duty to the guest): honoring a righteous guest is a sacred obligation, linked with spiritual merit.
Śabarī recounts the sages’ directive that she must welcome Rama and Lakshmana properly when they arrive.
Hospitality grounded in reverence (satkāra) and disciplined conduct (maryādā).