जय श्रीराम!
वधनिर्धूतशापस्य कबन्धस्योपदेशतः ।
मुमूर्छ सख्यं रामस्य समानव्यसने हरौ ॥१२.५७॥
मुमूर्छ सख्यं रामस्य समानव्यसने हरौ ॥१२.५७॥
Notes: Kālidāsa says," By the advice of Kabandha who was liberated from his Śāpa by Śrīrāma and Lakṣmaṇa who slew him, a friendship alliance developed between Śrīrāma and Sugrīva, chief of monkeys, based on mutual distress of having lost their wives. "
There is no mention of Śabarī by Kālidāsa. He moves on to the encounter with a strange demon (see picture) called Kabandha. He is waiting for liberation through the destruction of his body as he is an accursed divine being. Once released, he advises Śrīrāma that in his search for Sītā, he should befriend the king of Vānaras, Sugrīva, and seek his help. Sugrīva also now lives in exile and has lost his wife. The two brothers proceed accordingly, and a firm alliance is forged with Sugrīva through the intermediation of one of the greatest heroes of Indian epics, i.e. Hanūmān, whose introduction by Kālidāsa comes after a couple of Ślokas.
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जय श्रीराम!
