Shloka 32
शबरी-आश्रम-प्रवेशः
Rama and Lakshmana at Sabari’s Hermitage
इत्युक्ता जटिला वृद्धा चीरकृष्णाजिनाम्बरा।तस्मिन्मुहूर्ते शबरी देहं जीर्णं जिहासती।।।।अनुज्ञाता तु रामेण हुत्वात्मानं हुताशने।ज्वलत्पावकसङ्काशा स्वर्गमेव जगाम सा।।।।
ity uktā jaṭilā vṛddhā cīrakṛṣṇājināmbarā | tasmin muhūrte śabarī dehaṃ jīrṇaṃ jihāsatī ||
ഇങ്ങനെ അഭിസംബോധന ചെയ്യപ്പെട്ട ജടാധാരിണിയായ വൃദ്ധ—ചീരവും കറുത്ത അജിനവും ധരിച്ച ശബരി—അന്നേ നിമിഷം തന്നെ ജീർണ്ണമായ ദേഹം ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുവാൻ ആഗ്രഹിച്ചു.
On seeing them both, Sabari, an accomplished ascetic, got up with folded hands andtouched the feet of the sagacious Rama and Lakshmana.
FAQs
Dharma is shown as readiness for righteous renunciation: when life’s purpose (devotion and service) is fulfilled, one may relinquish attachment to the body with purity and resolve.
After being addressed by Rāma, Śabarī prepares to give up her old body at that very moment.
Śabarī’s detachment and spiritual readiness—her life of discipline culminates in a serene willingness to depart.