Shloka 12
शबरी-आश्रम-प्रवेशः
Rama and Lakshmana at Sabari’s Hermitage
अद्य मे सफलं जन्म स्वर्गश्चैव भविष्यति।त्वयि देववरे राम पूजिते पुरुषर्षभ।।।।
adya me saphalaṁ janma svargaś caiva bhaviṣyati | tvayi deva-vare rāma pūjite puruṣarṣabha ||
अद्य मे जन्म सफलं जातं, स्वर्गोऽपि नूनं भविष्यति। देववरे राम, पुरुषर्षभ, त्वयि पूजितेऽत्र मम कृतार्थता॥
O best of men, O highest of the gods! my birth has become fruitful today with your worship, (you have made) even attainment of heaven quite certain.
FAQs
Dharma is devotion expressed through rightful honoring (pūjā) and recognizing the sacred: Śabarī treats Rama’s presence as the culmination of life’s purpose.
Śabarī expresses that worshiping and beholding Rama makes her life meaningful and promises the highest spiritual outcome.
Single-hearted devotion (bhakti-niṣṭhā): she measures success not by worldly gain but by reverent encounter with the righteous.