Goddess Vasavi is an incarnation of Goddess Adi Parashakthi. She took birth to spread the principles of love and non-violence and help a cursed gandharva prince (A Shapa Grastha Gandharva) who takes birth as King Vishnuvardhana attain salvation. She devotes her life to be in service of Lord Shiva and vowed to remain celibate as a Gowrabalika. King Vishnuvardhana, who was served by her father as a tributary king, was captivated by her beauty and desired to marry her. Due to her fierce resistance to his desire, he decides to marry her even if that necessitated waging a war against her father. To prevent blood-shed and uphold the dignity and honor of women, Goddess Vasavi decides to offer herself to the sacred fire. She performs agni-pravesham along with families of the 102 Gotrajas giving birth to the Arya Vysya Community and becomes a shining beacon of non-violence. From this sacrificial fire, she displays her Vishwa Roopam and preaches the Shapta Shati Mantra . She advises the Arya Vysya community to lead a life of non-violence and to practice agriculture, commerce and gau Raksha (dairy and cow protection) blessing the community with prosperity and abundance. This day is celebrated every year across the World as Vasavi Vishwa Roopam Day or Agni Pravesham Day during the month of February on Magha Shuddha Dwitiya

Bharath Ratna Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Past President of India, has indeed very rightly described Goddess VASAVI as the first ever known embodiment of non-violence in the world. Her path of non-violence was later tread by Jesus Christ, Goutam Buddha, Mahatma Gandhi, Satya Sai Baba, Potti Sri ramulu of Andhra Pradesh and Martin Luther King.