In the ashram of Maharishi Matang, an old woman named Shabri as everyday used to collect flowers and put them on the way leading to her small hut, in hopes that Shri Ram would grace her with his presence.

Four Rishis came towards Shabri but she stopped them before they placed their foot on the flowers.

"Kripa karke inn phoolo ko na raundhiye. Yeh mere Ram ke liye hai." Shabri said.

"Kitne varsho se aap pratidin aise pushpo se maarg sajati hai ? Aapke Ram toh kabhi aaye nahi." The rishi said.

"Mere Guru Maharishi Matang ka kaha asatya nahi ho sakta, mere Ram awashya aayenge. Agar woh aagaye aur dekha ki maine unka thik se swagat nahi kiya toh kya sochenge ki iss Bhilni ko swagat karna bhi nahi aata. Kripiya aap jayiye yaha se." Shabri said. The sages sighed but left nevertheless.

Shabri again started putting flowers on the way while chanting Shri Ram's name. Suddenly she saw feet of 4 people and sighed.

"Aap fir aagaye mere pushp raundhne ?" Shabri asked and then looked up, surprised as they weren't the sages who came earlier.

"Kaun hai aap ?" Shabri asked.

"Hum Mata Shabri se bhet karna chahte hai, yeh mera chota bhai laxman hai, yeh humari behene Aahana aur Aarashi aur mai Dashrath nandan Ram." Shri Ram introduced.

As the introduction left his mouth, tears streamed down Shabri's face. She fell on Shri Ram's lotus feet as her tears washed them. She hurriedly got up and looked at him.

"Mai hi Shabri hu prabhu, aayiye meri kutiya mai aayiye. Aap sab bhi aayiye." Shabri said.

The 4 warriors smiled as they made their way to her humble hut, walking on the road of flowers.

Shabri quickly brought 4 mats and placed those on the ground for them to sit.

"Aapko bhook lagi hogi na prabhu ? Mai abhi fal leke aati hu." Shabri said and excitedly went inside and came out with a basket.

"Lijiye prabhu. Bahut mithe hai, maine swayam chakh chakh ke chune hai." Shabri said.

Hearing the last line, the smile on Aahana and Aarashi's face disappeared thinking that Shabri is planning to give these tasted jujubes to none other than Shri Ram himself.

Whereas Shri Ram's smile just widened at her simplicity, as he took one jujube and ate it. His expression was that of an eternal bliss.

"Wah, kha ke Mata Kaushalya ka smaran hogaya. Aise ber toh vaikunth mai bhi na mile. Laxman, Aahana-Aarashi tum bhi Khao." Shri Ram said.

The three hesitantly picked up the jujubes but after eating them, their opinions changed. They were completely lost in the sweetness of the fruit.

"Atyant swadisht hai." Aahana and Aarashi complimented.

"Hai na ? Yeh sab mere guru Maharishi Matang ke tapobal ke karan hai. Woh toh parlok sidhar gaye kintu mujhe yaha rehne ka aadesh diya, keh ke ki ek din Shri Ram apne bhai Laxman aur unki behene Aahana aur Aarashi ke saath tumhara aatithya swikar karenge." Shabri said.

"Unhe gyath tha hum aayenge ?" Shri Ram asked.

"Ha, prabhu. Unhone kaha thi ki Shri Ram apni patni ki khoj mai aayenge. Maharishi Matang ne kaha tha ki mai aapko Sugreev ka pata bata du. Sugreev se mitrata karke woh Ravan par awashya Vijay honge." Shabri said.

"Aapne jaise yeh samachar suna ke apne Guru ka aashirwad mujh tak pahucha diya. Kaha milega Sugreev ?" Shri Ram asked.

"Yaha se aage jate pampasur naam ka ek sundar sarovar aayega. Jiske dakshini tat par 2 uchi Parvat ke shikar honge, Rishyamukh aur Malyadri. Sugreev apne 4 mantriyo ke saath wahi rehta hai." Shabri said.

"Waha aapka ek prasidh bhakt bhi hai prabhu, Hanuman naam hai. Unke dwara bhet karne par Sugreev ka ek karya bhi poorn hoga." Shabri said.

"Aapke iss ashwasan ko mai aashirwad manta hu Mata, ab hume agya de." Shri Ram said.

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FUN FACT : Mata Shabri was a queen in the previous life who was denied for the company of devotees because she was a queen, she felt very bad and thought that if in this life i can't do bhakti then i don't want this useless life and she committed suicide by asking god to be born in a lower caste so she can do bhakti and in next life she was born in a lower caste and she devoted her life to Prabhu Shri Ram.

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