Śabarī
mythological figure · 1 work · 3 mentions · 8 anchored passages
a female ascetic · the righteous ascetic woman
in the texts
Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa
A female ascetic who honors Rāma on his path, shortly before he meets Hanumān.
Kabandha told him of Śabarī, a female ascetic who walks the path of righteousness, skilled in dharma:
Duly honored by Śabarī, Rāma the son of Daśaratha met on the shore of Pampā with Hanūmān, the monkey.
'Rāma will come to this most holy hermitage of yours.