Shabari

Shabari was born in a hunter’s family. Shabari is an epitome of patience, perseverance, devotion, purity and spirit of service. Though the meeting between Rama and Shabari lasted only for a few minutes, it contained a decisive moment when all her penance and devotion were duly rewarded by Rama.

By nature, forests are rugged in their surface. It is quite natural to find stones, pebbles, twigs, dry leaves and thorns all around. Every day, the sage used a particular route to reach the river nearby to complete his morning ablutions. Shabari deemed maintaining this route in a perfect way free of thorns and pebbles as her top priority. In order to see that the road is free of thorns, she used to lie down and roll on the way so that the thorns prick on her body and are removed, and the sage’s feet are not hurt.

After years of staying in the ashram, finally the sage appeared. When sage Mathanga disclosed this to Shabari, she pleaded that she too would have the privilege of merging in him before he left the world. But the sage said she was lucky and her good deeds and penance over the years had earned her a great fortune of having the darshan of Sri Rama when he would be on his way years later in search of Mother Sita. The sage asked her to wait for those blessed moments.

Shape: Rokkaku

Material: Nylon & Bamboo Stick

Color: Acrylic Paint & Fusion Art

Size: 52" x 45"