Deep in the forest lived a gentle old woman named Shabari. For many years she had heard that Prince Rama might one day pass her way, and each morning she gathered berries to offer him.
To be sure they were sweet and never sour, she would taste each berry first, then keep only the best. At last, one day, Rama truly came to her humble hut.
Trembling with joy, she offered him her tasted berries. Some thought it improper, but Rama ate them happily, saying he had never tasted fruit so full of love.