Before going, he said to Raama: "You will assuredly re gain Seeta. Go to the
beautiful banks of the Pampa and seek the help of Sugreeva living there on the Rishyamooka
hill. Driven out of the kingdom by his brother Vaali, he lives in constant fear and
danger. Gain his friendship, and you will succeed in your attempt." Saying this
Kabandha disappeared.
Raama and Lakshmana now set forward in the
direction of the Pampa. In that lovely region they visited the aashrama of the aged
sanyaasini, Sabari, the disciple of Rishi Matanga, and accepted her hospitality.
Sabari was a woman of a forest tribe and a faithful serving sister in the aashrama of the
old saint Matanga. When he departed this life, she wanted to die too; but he said the time
was not yet and she should await the arrival of Raama, an incarnation of Vishnu, for the
bliss of his darshan was in store for her. |
