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Shabari
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शबरी

Forest devotee of Rama. Also called The devotee of the tasted berries | Bhakta of Rama.

Shabari was a humble forest-tribe devotee who waited a lifetime to receive Rama, and offered him berries she had tasted first to ensure their sweetness. Rama ate them with joy — the Ramayana's great parable of devotion beyond caste and ritual.

Updated 24 Oct 20262 sources

RoleForest devotee of Rama
AllegianceMatanga's hermitage; devotee of Rama
Appears inRamayana