Shloka 26

शबरी-आश्रम-प्रवेशः

Rama and Lakshmana at Sabari’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

कृताभिषेकैस्तैर्न्यस्ता वल्कलाः पादपेष्विह।अद्यापि नावशुष्यन्ति प्रदेशे रघुनन्दन।।।।

Transliteration

kṛtābhiṣekais tair nyastā valkalāḥ pādapeṣv iha |

adyāpi nāvaśuṣyanti pradeśe raghunandana ||

Translation

હે રઘુનંદન! અહીં વૃક્ષો પર સ્નાન કરીને મૂકેલા વલ્કલવસ્ત્રો આજ સુધી પણ આ જ સ્થાને સુકાયા નથી.

Word by Word

कृताभिषेकैःby those who had performed bathing

तैःby them

न्यस्ताःlaid/placed

वल्कलाःbark-garments

पादपेषुon trees

इहhere

अद्यापिeven now

नnot

अवशुष्यन्तिdry up

प्रदेशेin this place/region

रघुनन्दनO delight of the Raghus

Context

O delight of the Raghus ! look at the bark robes spread on the trees to dry after their bathing which are still wet.

Characters & Entities

Śabarī

Rāma (Raghunandana)

valkala (bark-robes)

pādapa (trees)

abhiṣeka (bathing)

FAQs

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

Dharma is expressed through simplicity and renunciation: the bark-robes signify a life oriented to truth and discipline rather than comfort.

What is the narrative situation?

Śabarī points to physical traces of the sages’ daily ascetic routine (bathing and drying robes), presented as still miraculously present.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Vairāgya (detachment) and niyama (observant discipline): the ascetics’ lifestyle is marked by regulated purity and minimal possessions.