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 ||
«Alcançaste as disciplinas do autocontrole? Encontrou paz a tua mente? E, ó de fala suave, deu o teu serviço devoto ao mestre o fruto que lhe é devido?»
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.