Women in Ramayan Part 23/ Sabari | Day 2851

Sabari devoted her life in waiting for Lord Ram. According to Krishna Dutt, Sabari was a seeker of knowledge and ran away from home to become an ascetic, unheard of in those times.  After days of travel, she met Sage Matanga at the foot of Mount Rishyamukha, who accepted her as his shishya. When it was time for Sage Matanga to leave his corporeal body, he advised Sabari to continue her life of service. “One day, Lord Vishnu will arrive in human form and give you moksh, that is my promise to you. Ram will come for you, so wait for him…” he told her. Years went by and Sabari lived in the forest offering service, waiting for Lord Ram. Now she was an old woman and walked with support but she made sure to decorate her hut with flowers and pluck berries for him. She tasted the berries and collected the sweet ones in a basket for Ram. This went on for years and one day, when she was feeble and eyesight weak, Ram arrived at her hut and ate the berries she had collected for him.