Shloka 23

शबरी-आश्रम-प्रवेशः

Rama and Lakshmana at Sabari’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

इयं प्रत्यक्थ्सली वेदिर्यत्र ते मे सुसत्कृताः।पुष्पोपहारं कुर्वन्ति श्रमादुद्वेपिभिः करैः।।।।

Transliteration

iyaṁ pratyakthsalī vedir yatra te me susatkṛtāḥ |

puṣpopahāraṁ kurvanti śramād udvepibhiḥ karaiḥ ||

Translation

Inilah wedi bernama Pratyakthsalī, tempat para resi yang mulia—yang dahulu kuhormati sepenuh hati—mempersembahkan bunga dengan tangan gemetar karena lelah oleh tapa.

Word by Word

इयम्this

प्रत्यक्थ्सलीPratyakthsalī (name)

वेदीःaltar

यत्रwhere

तेthey

मेmy

सुसत्कृताःwell-honoured / duly revered

पुष्पोपहारम्offering of flowers

कुर्वन्तिmake/perform

श्रमात्from fatigue

उद्वेपिभिःtrembling

करैःwith hands

Context

This is the altar named Pratyaksthali where the saints aged and exhausted( by performing chandrayana) whom I worshipped made offerings of flowers with trembling hands.

Characters & Entities

Śabarī

Rāma

Lakṣmaṇa

FAQs

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

Dharma here is reverence for holy persons and sacred rites: honoring the wise and sustaining worship even through hardship reflects right conduct grounded in humility and devotion.

What is the narrative situation?

Śabarī guides Rāma through the hermitage area, pointing out a named altar where earlier sages performed worship, leaving behind visible signs of their austerity.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Śabarī’s bhakti and seva (devotional service): she remembers and venerates the sages’ worship and presents the place to Rāma with sincerity.