The Legendary warrior of all time
- Parashurama
| Parashurama | |
|---|---|
| Member of Dashavatara and Chiranjivi | |
 Parashurama by Raja Ravi Varma | |
| Other names |
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| Devanagari | परशुराम |
| Sanskrit transliteration | Paraśurāma |
| Affiliation | Vaishnavism |
| Weapon | Axe named Vidyudabhi (Parashu) |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Third day of Vaishaka Shukla Paksha or Parshurama Jayanti |
| Parents | |
| Siblings | Ṛumaṇvān, Suhotra, Vasu, and Viśvāvasu[2] |
| Spouse | Dharani (Lakshmi)[1] |
STORY OF LEGEND Parashurama
Parashurama, the priest is the sixth avatar of Vishnu. Lord Vishnu incarnates himself in this world to avenge arrogant Kshatriyas who were suppressing the Brahmans in the world. The word Parashurama is derived from two words Parashu meaning 'axe' and Lord Rama. So Parashurama means 'Rama with an axe'. Parashurama was an ardent disciple of Shiva. He learnt martial arts from Shiva. He acquired the Bhargavastra, an axe and Vijaya as his personal bow from Shiva as a gift.
The time of Parashurama was turbulent one for the Indian subcontinent. Puranas signify frequent battles between Kshatriya clans and other kingdoms. The legend of Parashurama as follows:
Parashurama was born to Jamadagni and Renuka of Brahaman clan. Once upon a time, Kartavirya a powerful king went to Jamadagni's house. Jamadagni was not present at that time, so the king stole his Kamadhenu cow. The cow was precious to Jamadagni as it used to give endless measure of milk. When Jamadagni found about the theft, he was furious.
He searched and killed the king and brought Kamadhenu back. The king’s son was filled with anguish and pain after hearing about the circumstances of the King’s death. To take revenge, he plotted to go back Jamadagni’s house and killed him. Jamadagni’s son Parashurama returned home after his excursion. His mother, Renuka was mourning near the dead body of his father. She was crying frantically and pounded her chest twenty-one times in a row.
Furious and grief stricken at this site, he vowed to slay all Kshatriyas twenty-one times, one for each time his mother had hit her chest. He travelled the whole Earth to hunt the sons of Kartavirya and killed them all. After Parashurama did as he vowed, he conducted the Ashvamedha sacrifice and gave all his conquered possessions to the Brahmin priests of the world.
Parashurama plays important roles in the Mahabharata and Ramayana. He served as mentor to Karna, Bhishma and drone. Parashurama is believed to come back as the military mentor of Kalki.
Parshuram Jayanti in on April 14. Lord Parshuram or Parshuram avatar, the sixth incarnation and the warrior form of Lord Vishnu, is believed to be immortal. According to mythology, Parshuram, the son of sage Jamadagni and Renuka, was born on this day. Parshuram Jayanti coincides with the auspicious Akshaya Tritiya and falls on the third day of the Full Moon phase or Shukla Paksha in the month of Vaishakh. Legends say, Lord Parshuram descended on earth to remove the evil. This avatar of Lord Vishnu is believed to be an aggressive one and an expert in warfare.
Parshuram Jayanti: 10 interesting things to know about Lord Parshuram
- Parshuram was a devotee of Lord Shiva
- He had received a Parshu or an axe-like weapon from Lord Shiva as a boon
- According to legends, Lord Shiva also tought Parshuram the art of warfare
- Parshuram's father was Rishi Jamadgani and he is known to be the first warrior Brahmin
- Legends say, Parshuram could not be defeated in warfare after he was blessed with Lord Shiva's weapon
- Parshuram is believed to have tought the skills of using weapons to famous characters of the Mahabharata like Bhishma, Dronacharya and even Karana.
- It is even believed that he still lives on the earth and will teach warfare to Kalki, the tenth form of Lord Vishnu
- Like Lord Shiva, Lord Rama, Krishna and other gods, Parshuram is not worshipped.
- He is believed to be born at the Janapav hills in Indore and there is still a Shiva temple on the hilltop where Parshuram is believed to have meditated and worshipped Lord Shiva.
- Legends about Parasurama often talk about anger and violence, and the ill effects of anger.
SOURCE from
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