What is "jaabaali"

Jaabaali Maharshi (also known as Jabali Rishi) was a Hindu saint and philosopher, and there were other saints and philosophers that have descended from him. The city of Jabalpur is named after him.

He descended from Satyakama Jabala, the son of a maidservant who was Sudra by caste. Satyakama was given the upadhyaya ceremony by a sage named Gautama, upon which he became a Brahmin. Jabala means "cowherder."