INTRODUCTION:
Pravahana Jaivali (7th century AD) was a king of Panchala who was mentioned in the ancient texts, and in Upanishads. He is considered as a pious king and ruled his kingdom in a well-versed manner, and gave a GOLDEN RULE to his people. He is also considered as a holy sage, since he knows lot of devotional matters, and once, he teaches Svetaketu, son of Sage Uddalaka Aruni and explains the process of rebirth, and the ways to come out from the life cycle, and how to lead a successful life by following spiritual path etc. Jaiveli is believed to be a devotee of Lord Vishnu, and devoted his entire attention on the supreme god.
Pravahana Jaivali, who was well-versed in Vedas, Shastras and Upanishads, further tells that the principle of self-sacrifice for the sake of others, is a noble task, and it must be adopted by everyone. He also insists the people to do proper rituals after the death of their parents and ancestors, and it must be completed by providing food to the Brahmin scholars. He asked the people to feed grass, fruits and greens to the cows, in order to get relieved from all sorts of doshams, and from the evil effects of the planetary position etc. He tells to the people, to offer food and water to the living beings in the earth, in order to reach the heaven, the divine abode of Lord Indra Bhagavan.
He also took advice from the great king Janaka, and after successfully ruling over his kingdom for several years, at his old age, he crowned his son as a king, and went to the forest, and constructed an ashram, and had only fruits and cow milk as his daily food, and done severe penance on Lord Vishnu, and in course of time, he has attained MUKTI.
Let us worship the great king and be blessed.
“OM SRI PRAVAHANA JAIVELIYE NAMAHA”
“JAI SRI RAM”
SENT BY
R.HARISHANKAR
