Rama and Lakshmana meet Sabari

Rama and Lakshmana saw Sabaris aasramam.It was full of beautiful trees.They saw Sabari. She was very old.She saluted them with reverence.She welcomed them with warm heart and fed them with ripe and sweet fruits.They ate them with love and affection towards her.Rama enquired her well being.He asked if her penance and her help to the great sages was going on smoothly.He asked if she was content with what she had. Sabari was happy.Her happiness knew no bounds,because it was her dream come true to see Rama and Lakshmana alive and in front of her.She said that her lifes ambition of seeing him was completed.So,she would go to heaven.She started telling Rama.Rama!Disciples of Mathanga rishi left for heaven when Rama came to Chitrakoota mountain.While leaving her,They told that Rama and Lakshmana were sure to come there to visit her.After seeing Rama, they told her, to come to heaven.From that day ,she was immersed in collecting sweet and ripe fruits for Rama.She was waiting for their arrival. Rama told her that Kabandha told them about her.If she was interested ,they wanted to see the place and enjoy their stay.Sabari was happy to show that place in detail to Rama and Lakshmana.She started telling him.Rama!My gurus,Great sages did many Yajans there.In this place,Rishis are very aged and their bodies are dried up with regular fasting. They do not even have the strength to go to the water and take bath.So,with their powerful intention only,they made all the sapthasamudras to come to their abode and were taking bath there itself.To pray god,they used to bring lose flowers and some garlands. But they never wilt and dry up. It is all the power of their penance. Sabari requested his permission to end her life and go to heaven where her gurus went.Rama was happy togive her permission to go to heaven. Rama and Lakshmana wrer happy to see that aasramam. they bathed in sapthasamudras.They performed last rites to their departed elders.They were happy that all their troubles were coming to an end.They were confident that good times were about to come soon.They were relaxed. They had no tension. They wanted to meet Sugreeva as early as possible.They went to Pampa lake.It was so pleasant just to look at it.