Shloka 33
शबरी-आश्रम-प्रवेशः
Rama and Lakshmana at Sabari’s Hermitage
इत्युक्ता जटिला वृद्धा चीरकृष्णाजिनाम्बरा।तस्मिन्मुहूर्ते शबरी देहं जीर्णं जिहासती।।3.74.32।।अनुज्ञाता तु रामेण हुत्वात्मानं हुताशने।ज्वलत्पावकसङ्काशा स्वर्गमेव जगाम सा।।3.74.33।।
anujñātā tu rāmeṇa hutvātmānaṃ hutāśane | jvalatpāvakasaṅkāśā svargam eva jagāma sā ||
Avec la permission de Rāma, elle s’offrit elle-même dans le feu sacré; rayonnante comme une flamme ardente, elle s’en alla véritablement au ciel.
She offered them water to wash their feet and water to sip as per tradition. Then Rama spoke to Sabari who used to perform austere penance:
FAQs
Dharma is alignment of action with rightful sanction and purity: Śabarī acts only after receiving Rāma’s permission, showing that even renunciation should be guided by propriety and truthfulness, not impulse.
Śabarī, with Rāma’s consent, enters the fire and attains a heavenly state, depicted as radiant transformation.
Śabarī’s disciplined obedience and unwavering devotion; Rāma’s compassionate authority in granting permission.