Satyakama Jaabaala

Jabaala was the daughter of a great sage who lived in an ashram with his wife. The girl learnt a lot of things related to righteous life from both her parents. She became an orphan very early in life . She believed that guests were gods, something that her parents had instilled in her. She fell in love with a young sage who stayed with her for a short while. While leaving to perform penance, he told her that she would give birth to a brahmajnani. In course of time, she gave birth to a bright boy who was named Satyakama. He was sent to sage Gowthamas ashram for education but had to return to his mother to find out his gotra. As his mother wasnt able to answer his question, she said that she only knew he was her son and hence could be called Satyakama Jaabaala. His preceptor was impressed with his simple answer and took him under his tutelage. Satyakama was a little disappointed that even after one year at the gurukula, he had not been initiated into learning. The guru understood his pain, performed his upanayana and initiated him into Gayatri mantra and taught him Medha suktha. He then told him that goseva was as important as any other . Since there were 400 cows in the ashram that had become weak, he was asked to take them, strengthen them and multiply them too. Satyakama carried out his responsibility successfully. During this time he learnt a lot about Nature and her ways. When he returned to the ashram with 1000 cows, his guru was very pleased and initiated him into the Pranava mantra which made the boy feel that he had attained the highest. His mother was witness to his being proclaimed a brahmajnani. Satyakama Jaabaala became famous as a seeker of truth.