The great Sage Raibhya

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My dear friends and like minded persons

 

Reg: The purpose of writing about Sages and other Indian Ancient

Sciences-SeriesNo.5-Sage Raibhya

 

Please read the following which is a driving force for me all these years.

 

“Poojaa Moolam Gurorpaadam, Moksha Moolam GurorKrupa, Dhyana Moolam

Gurormoorthi, Mantra Moolam Gurorvaakyam” – NA GURORADHIKAM. There is nothing

above Guru and before worshipping even Lord Ganesh, Guru has to be worshipped.

My travel to Himalayan ranges since my childhood days granted me many

opportunities of meeting great sages who directed me to share the knowledge with

others without anticipating any reward or return. My Srividya Guruji Shri

Ganesaananda Bharati Mahaswamy and my Yagna Guru who made me to reach a landmark

of 485 yaagas including Shri Aswamedhayaagam (www.ashwamedhayaagam.org) in the

country and outside so far in my life for the welfare of the country and all of

you, reiterated that knowledge should not be sold and therefore all my books are

given FREE OF COST only in spite of several financial constrains so far. They

said “Sa Vipra Paadodaka Kardamaani, Swahaa Swadhaakaara Nirantarani, Sa Veda

Saastra Dhwani Pooritaani, Vaikunthatulyani

Gruhaanitaani”. And I trusted this and I am following the same order. I wish

each house of yours should remain as a Vaikuntha granting you all peace and

happiness. Goddess Mahaalakshmi stays only in Vaikuntha and therefore knowing

and following the vedic order of life is one such, which can easily grants us

all, the required happiness, peace and prosperity, besides health and wealth.

 

I spend at least two to three hours a day in composing and passing on the

information thro mails and it is being done for the past thirty years either

manually or thro electronic process. Hundreds and thousands of articles are

written and it is now difficult for me even to trace my own writings. Therefore

I appeal to you to make use of my effort.

 

Continuing with the Great Sages of India – series 5, I am writing about the

relevant Sage who dedicated his life only and only to Guru surrendering all that

he had and he is the Great Sage Raibhya. He was scrupulously following the

orders of his Guru and serving him as a best disciple and this was liked even by

Gods. He acquired most important asset – Obedience and he surrendered to his

Master thus becoming a model for the next generations. When he visited the Deva

Guru Brihaspati, Brihaspati honored him utmost and clarified his doubts. The

sages desired to know whether total elevation is possible on performing the

duties or on acquisition of the knowledge. This particular point was clarified

by Dev Guru to the Sage Raibhya as one should acquire knowledge to perform the

duties with utmost diligence and care and that only leads to total elevation.

Thus, the great sage Raibhya desired to discharge the parental debt and he got

married. He was blessed with two sons who are

named as Aarvavasuvu and Paraavasuvu. Both of his sons were his disciples and

both of them were given the best Vedic education.

 

The Sage Raibhya was residing close to the ashram of Sage Bharadwaja.

Bharadwaja’s son was Yavakreeta. Yavakreeta was jealous of the sons of Sage

Raibhya. He desired to excel himself and thus performed tapas to please Indra.

Indra appeared before him and clarified that education from a Guru makes any one

fruitful and successful. But then, Yavakreeta was not interested to perform

Susrusha for long time to any one to acquire knowledge. Therefore he was after

Indra and ultimately acquired education without a Guru. He was thinking great

of himself and behaving accordingly. One day he went to the Ashram of Sage

Raibhya and saw the wife of Paraavasuvu. Sage Raibhya was informed of all this

and the sage generated a demon to kill Yavakreeta which accordingly did. Sage

Bharadwaja with a grief on seeing the dead body of his son, he too gave up his

life.

 

At that time, Aarvaavasu and Paraavasu were engaged in performing a Satra

yaaga for King Bruhadyumna. While returning home Paraavasu during a night time,

to save his life from an animal, Paraavasu threw a weapon which incidentally hit

Sage Raibhya and Sage Raibhya dead instantly. In the meantime, Gods were

pleased with the behavior of Aarvaavasu and asked him to request for a boon.

Aarvaavasu requested for rebirth of Sage Bharadwaja, Sage Raibhya and Yavakreeta

and Yavakreeta be purified of his jealous nature and egoism. SINCE ARVAAVASU

ACQUIRED EDUCATION THROUGH GURU, Gods blessed him and clarified that serving a

master itself is sufficient for glorification.

 

Sage Raibhya there afterwards went on pilgrimage and visited Srirangam,

Varadaraja of Kanchi, Lord Venkateswara of Tirumala, Ahobalendra,

Simhaachaleesa, Srikurmapathi, Prayaag, and finally to discharge the parental

debt visited Gaya. Sanatkumaara was pleased with the deeds of Sage Raibhya and

he gave his mighty and great form appearance to the Sage. Helping the society

and less fortunate, Sage Raibhya ultimately reached Brahmaloka.

 

FROM THE HISTORY OF THIS GREAT SAGE, IT IS CLEAR THAT A DISCIPLE AND HIS VIDYA

FLORISHES WITH THE BLESSINGS OF MASTER AND OBIDIENCE IS THE MOTHER OF FORTUNE.

 

I shall be back again soon with the history of a great sage of India. Yours

affly HARA HARA MAHADEVA DR P V SESHA SAI ASWAMEDHAYAAJI

 

Dr P V Sesha Sai Aswamedhayaaji

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