Shloka 29

शबरी-आश्रम-प्रवेशः

Rama and Lakshmana at Sabari’s Hermitage

Devanagari script

तेषामिच्छाम्यहं गन्तुं समीपं भावितात्मनाम्।मुनीनामाश्रमो येषामहं च परिचारिणी।।।।

Transliteration

teṣām icchāmy ahaṁ gantuṁ samīpaṁ bhāvitātmanām |

munīnām āśramo yeṣām ahaṁ ca paricāriṇī ||

Translation

ഭാവിതാത്മാക്കളായ ആ മുനിമാരുടെ സമീപത്തേക്ക് ഞാൻ പോകുവാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു—അവരുടെ ആശ്രമത്തിലായിരുന്നു ഞാൻ, അവർക്കു ഞാൻ ശുശ്രൂഷകയുമായിരുന്നു.

Word by Word

तेषाम्of them

इच्छामिI wish

अहम्I

गन्तुम्to go

समीपम्near (to the presence)

भावितात्मनाम्of the self-realized

मुनीनाम्of sages

आश्रमःhermitage

येषाम्of whom

अहम्I

चand

परिचारिणीattendant/servant

Context

I wish to reach those realisers of the Supreme Spirit whom I served and to whom this hermitage belonged.

Characters & Entities

Śabarī

Rāma

muni (sages)

āśrama (hermitage)

FAQs

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

Dharma is loyal service to the righteous and gratitude to spiritual elders; Śabarī’s life is framed as seva, and her final wish is reunion with the realized.

What is the narrative situation?

Śabarī explains where she intends to go after leaving her body: to the presence of the sages she served.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sevā and fidelity: she identifies herself as an attendant of the sages, emphasizing humility and steadfast dedication.