Pravahana Jaivali

A character in the Chandogya Upanishad,
one of the speculative religious texts
that form the latest stratum of the
Vedas, the oldest Hindu religious texts.
In the text, Pravahana Jaivali is a member of the warrior (kshatriya) class who
serves as teacher to members of the
scholarly-priestly (brahmin) class. His
first students are Silaka Shalavatya and
Caikitayana Dalbhya, then Shvetaketu
Aruneya and his father Gautama. This is
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Pravahana Jaivali
Yoga asanas contribute to the development of pratyahara, or withdrawal from the senses.
one of several episodes in the Upanishads
in which kshatriyas instruct brahmins,
thus inverting the accepted pattern
that holds brahmins as religious
authorities. These episodes reveal the
nature of wisdom as conceived in the
Upanishads—it is conferred, not by
birth or social position, but by individual striving and realization.