Shloka 9
शबरी-आश्रम-प्रवेशः
Rama and Lakshmana at Sabari’s Hermitage
कच्चित्ते नियमाः प्राप्ताः कच्चित्ते मनसः सुखम्।कच्चित्ते गुरुशुश्रूषा सफला चारुभाषिणि।।।।
kaccit te niyamāḥ prāptāḥ kaccit te manasaḥ sukham | kaccit te guruśuśrūṣā saphalā cārubhāṣiṇi ||
“നിനക്ക് നിയമങ്ങൾ സിദ്ധമായോ? മനസ്സിന് സുഖശാന്തി ലഭിച്ചോ? ഹേ മധുരഭാഷിണീ, ഗുരുശുശ്രൂഷ ഫലപ്രദമായി ഫലം കണ്ടോ?”
Both reached the beautiful hermitage full of many kinds of trees. There they saw Sabari, and went towards her.
FAQs
Dharma as disciplined living and reverence for the guru: self-restraint, mental peace, and faithful service to one’s teacher are presented as the foundations of a truthful, mature spiritual life.
Rāma continues his respectful inquiry, asking whether Śabarī has achieved niyama, inner calm, and success through guru-service.
Śabarī’s ideal of discipleship is foregrounded through Rāma’s questions—highlighting obedience, service, and cultivated serenity.