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{{ToBeEdited}}'''Shabari''' is an elderly woman ascetic in the ''[[Ramayana]]''. She is described as an ardently devoted woman who received [[Rama]]'s [[Darśana|darshan]] and blessing due to her [[Bhakti]] to him.

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'''Shabari''' is an elderly woman ascetic in the ''[[Ramayana]]''. She is described as an ardently devoted woman who received [[Rama]]'s [[Darśana|darshan]] and blessing due to her [[Bhakti]] to him.

== Story ==

== Story ==

Shabari was a hunter's daughter<ref name="keshavadas_121">{{harvnb|Keshavadas|1988|p=121}}</ref> and belong to the [[Nishadha]] tribal community.<ref>{{Harvnb|Dodiya|2001|p=148}}</ref> The night before her marriage, she saw that thousands of goats and sheep were brought by her father, which were going to be sacrificed for the marriage dinner. Moved by compassion, during the early hours of the morning, she renounced the world and ran away to meet a Master. After days of traveling, she met [[Wise old man|Sage]] [[Matanga (Ramayana)|Matanga]] at the foot of the Mountain [[Rishyamukha]] and accepted him as ''[[guru]]'', serving him with devotion.<ref name="keshavadas_121"/> When her guru Matanga was about to die, Shabari— now an elderly lady— stated that after serving him throughout her life, she now sought to reach for herself the same "abode of peace" which Matanga reached.<ref name="keshavadas_121"/> Thereupon, the sage said that by the virtue of her ''[[Selfless service|seva]]'' (service), Lord Ram shall give her ''darshan'' and asks her to wait for his arrival. Saying thus, the sage sitting in lotus posture attains ''[[Mahasamadhi]]''. As per her guru's words, Shabari waits for the arrival of Ram.<ref name="keshavadas_121" />

Shabari was a hunter's daughter<ref name="keshavadas_121">{{harvnb|Keshavadas|1988|p=121}}</ref> and belong to the [[Nishadha]] tribal community.<ref>{{Harvnb|Dodiya|2001|p=148}}</ref> The night before her marriage, she saw that thousands of goats and sheep were brought by her father, which were going to be sacrificed for the marriage dinner. Moved by compassion, during the early hours of the morning, she renounced the world and ran away to meet a Master. After days of traveling, she met [[Wise old man|Sage]] [[Matanga (Ramayana)|Matanga]] at the foot of the Mountain [[Rishyamukha]] and accepted him as ''[[guru]]'', serving him with devotion.<ref name="keshavadas_121"/> When her guru Matanga was about to die, Shabari— now an elderly lady— stated that after serving him throughout her life, she now sought to reach for herself the same "abode of peace" which Matanga reached.<ref name="keshavadas_121"/> Thereupon, the sage said that by the virtue of her ''[[Selfless service|seva]]'' (service), Lord Ram shall give her ''darshan'' and asks her to wait for his arrival. Saying thus, the sage sitting in lotus posture attains ''[[Mahasamadhi]]''. As per her guru's words, Shabari waits for the arrival of Ram.<ref name="keshavadas_121" />

== References ==

== References ==

[[Category:Sages in the Ramayana]]

[[Category:Hindu mythology]]

[[Category:Ramayana]]