Shloka 33
शबरी-आश्रम-प्रवेशः
Rama and Lakshmana at Sabari’s Hermitage
इत्युक्ता जटिला वृद्धा चीरकृष्णाजिनाम्बरा।तस्मिन्मुहूर्ते शबरी देहं जीर्णं जिहासती।।3.74.32।।अनुज्ञाता तु रामेण हुत्वात्मानं हुताशने।ज्वलत्पावकसङ्काशा स्वर्गमेव जगाम सा।।3.74.33।।
anujñātā tu rāmeṇa hutvātmānaṃ hutāśane | jvalatpāvakasaṅkāśā svargam eva jagāma sā ||
เมื่อได้รับอนุญาตจากพระราม นางได้ถวายตนเป็นอาหุติในไฟบูชาอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ แล้วส่องประกายดุจเปลวเพลิงที่ลุกโชน นางก็ไปสู่สวรรค์โดยแท้
She offered them water to wash their feet and water to sip as per tradition. Then Rama spoke to Sabari who used to perform austere penance:
FAQs
Dharma is alignment of action with rightful sanction and purity: Śabarī acts only after receiving Rāma’s permission, showing that even renunciation should be guided by propriety and truthfulness, not impulse.
Śabarī, with Rāma’s consent, enters the fire and attains a heavenly state, depicted as radiant transformation.
Śabarī’s disciplined obedience and unwavering devotion; Rāma’s compassionate authority in granting permission.