Godavari Annual Day 2016-2017

Lord meets Shabari

Narrator/Singer: Srilahari (Any Indian dress) Ram: Aryaman (Simple dress as it was during vanawasam, bow and arrow, Tilakam) Lakshman: Balaji (Simple dress as it was during vanawasam, bow and arrow, Tilakam) Villager: Ananya (Any Indian dress, should be doing some chore like watering the plants / bringing water in a pot) Shabari: Brindha (dress up like an old lady. Some wooden beads or simple jewelry, bowl of cherries)

Narrator/Singer: After harana, Rama and were looking for Sita everywhere. While they were moving towards mount Rishyamookha, they see a beautiful near pampasar lake.

Villager: (doing her work and singing) Ram Ram jaya raja Ram..Rama ram jaya

Lakshman: , whose ashram is this? There’s so much peace here.

Villager: This is Matang’s ashram. His disciple Shabari lives here.

Ram:(Smiling) Let’s go & see her Lakshmana.

Shabari: (Decorating the path with flowers. Suddenly stops after offering flowers to lord Rama and looks at him questioningly).

Ram: Mata Shabari!!

Shabari: (Still amazed) Ram!! My lord. Swami you are here. You came this far to see me. I’m blessed. I’m truly blessed. My rishi Matanga while leaving this abode told me to wait until you come. I don’t want anything more from life. Come eat something swami.

Lakshman: Brother these are leftover fruits. She already tasted them. How can you eat them?

Ram: Lakshmana, Don’t look at these fruits, look into her pure heart. She didn’t want to offer any bad tasting berry to me. It’s her love and devotion towards me. That’s why these taste out of this world!!

Shabari: I was just waiting to meet to you my lord. Now I can leave this body happily.

Narrator/Singer: Shabari’s story tells us about true devotion. It also tells Divinity and devotion always go along. Sings:Shabaridattaphalashana Ram॥47॥ Kabandhabahuchchhedaka Ram॥48॥