Parashurama
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'''Parashurama''' ({{Langx|sa|परशुराम|lit= Rama with an axe|Paraśurāma}}), also referred to as '''Rama Jamadagnya''', '''Bhargava Rama''', '''Viraram''' and '''Ram Dvijaraj''', is the sixth avatar among the [[Dashavatara]] of the preserver god [[Vishnu]] in [[Hinduism]].{{cite web|url=https://epaper.thestatesman.com/m5/3725372/Dainik-Statesman/28TH-JUNE-2023|title=পুরীধাম ও জগন্নাথদেবের ব্রহ্মরূপ বৃত্তান্ত|page=4|language=bn|date=28 June 2023|access-date=28 June 2023|website=dainikstatesmannews.com|publisher=[[Dainik Statesman]] (The Statesman Group)|location=Kolkata|first=Yogabrata|last=Chakraborty|trans-title=Puridham and the tale of lord Jagannath's legendary 'Bramharup'|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628053933/https://epaper.thestatesman.com/m5/3725372/Dainik-Statesman/28TH-JUNE-2023#page/1/1|archive-date=28 June 2023|url-status=live }} Hindu tradition holds him to be the destroyer of evil on Earth. He liberates the Mother Earth from felons, ill-behaved men, extremists, demons and those blind with pride. He is described as one of the ''[[Chiranjivi]]'' (Immortals), who will appear at the end of the ''[[Kali Yuga]]'' to be the guru of Vishnu's tenth and last incarnation, [[Kalki]]. |
'''Parashurama''' ({{Langx|sa|परशुराम|lit= Rama with an axe|Paraśurāma}}), also referred to as '''Rama Jamadagnya''', '''Bhargava Rama''', '''Viraram''' and '''Ram Dvijaraj''', is the sixth avatar among the [[Dashavatara]] of the preserver god [[Vishnu]] in [[Hinduism]].{{cite web|url=https://epaper.thestatesman.com/m5/3725372/Dainik-Statesman/28TH-JUNE-2023|title=পুরীধাম ও জগন্নাথদেবের ব্রহ্মরূপ বৃত্তান্ত|page=4|language=bn|date=28 June 2023|access-date=28 June 2023|website=dainikstatesmannews.com|publisher=[[Dainik Statesman]] (The Statesman Group)|location=Kolkata|first=Yogabrata|last=Chakraborty|trans-title=Puridham and the tale of lord Jagannath's legendary 'Bramharup'|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628053933/https://epaper.thestatesman.com/m5/3725372/Dainik-Statesman/28TH-JUNE-2023#page/1/1|archive-date=28 June 2023|url-status=live }} Hindu tradition holds him to be the destroyer of evil on Earth. He liberates the Mother Earth from felons, ill-behaved men, extremists, demons and those blind with pride. He is described as one of the ''[[Chiranjivi]]'' (Immortals), who will appear at the end of the ''[[Kali Yuga]]'' to be the guru of Vishnu's tenth and last incarnation, [[Kalki]]. |
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Born to [[Jamadagni]] and [[Renuka]],The Parashuram was foretold to appear at a time when overwhelming evil prevailed on the earth. A lot of [[Kshatriya|Kshatriyas]], with weapons and power, had begun to abuse their power, take what belonged to others by force, and tyrannise people. He corrected the cosmic equilibrium by destroying these Kshatriyas twenty-one times (leaving some lineages). He is married to Dharani, an incarnation of [[Lakshmi]], the wife of Vishnu.{{Cite book|last1=Coulter|first1=Charles Russell |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=sEIngqiKOugC&q=Dharani&pg=PA285|title=Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities |last2=Turner |first2=Patricia |date=2013-07-04 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-96390-3|language=en}} |
Born to [[Jamadagni]] and [[Renuka]],The Bhumihar Parashuram was foretold to appear at a time when overwhelming evil prevailed on the earth. A lot of [[Kshatriya|Kshatriyas]], with weapons and power, had begun to abuse their power, take what belonged to others by force, and tyrannise people. He corrected the cosmic equilibrium by destroying these Kshatriyas twenty-one times (leaving some lineages). He is married to Dharani, an incarnation of [[Lakshmi]], the wife of Vishnu.{{Cite book|last1=Coulter|first1=Charles Russell |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=sEIngqiKOugC&q=Dharani&pg=PA285|title=Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities |last2=Turner |first2=Patricia |date=2013-07-04 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-135-96390-3|language=en}} |
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In the epic ''[[Ramayana]]'', he arrives after [[Sita Swayamvara]], upon hearing the loud noise when [[Rama]] uplifts and breaks the divine bow [[Pinaka (Hinduism)|Pinaka]] kept at the [[court of King Janaka]] in [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]]. He later deduces that [[Rama]] is [[Vishnu]] himself, he himself asked [[Rama]] to destroy the fruits of his austerities. |
In the epic ''[[Ramayana]]'', he arrives after [[Sita Swayamvara]], upon hearing the loud noise when [[Rama]] uplifts and breaks the divine bow [[Pinaka (Hinduism)|Pinaka]] kept at the [[court of King Janaka]] in [[Mithila (region)|Mithila]]. He later deduces that [[Rama]] is [[Vishnu]] himself, he himself asked [[Rama]] to destroy the fruits of his austerities. |
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In the epic ''[[Mahabharata]]'' he was the guru of [[Bhisma]], [[Drona]], [[Rukmi]] and [[Karna]].{{cite book |author1= Constance Jones |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=OgMmceadQ3gC|title=Encyclopedia of Hinduism|author2=James D. Ryan |publisher= Infobase Publishing |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-8160-7564-5|page=324}}{{cite book|author=James G. Lochtefeld |url= https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc0000loch|title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N–Z|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-8239-3180-4|pages=[https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc0000loch/page/500 500]–501 |url-access=registration}} |
In the epic ''[[Mahabharata]]'' he was the guru of [[Bhisma]], [[Drona]], [[Rukmi]] and [[Karna]].{{cite book |author1= Constance Jones |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=OgMmceadQ3gC|title=Encyclopedia of Hinduism|author2=James D. Ryan |publisher= Infobase Publishing |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-8160-7564-5|page=324}}{{cite book|author=James G. Lochtefeld |url= https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc0000loch|title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N–Z|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-8239-3180-4|pages=[https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc0000loch/page/500 500]–501 |url-access=registration}} |
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Parashuram is said to carry various traits including courage, aggression, and warfare along with serenity, patience and prudence. He was known to show his benevolence to Brahmins, children, women, old men and other weaker sections of the society.The are said to be the descendents of Parshuram {{cn|date=April 2026}} |
Parashuram is said to carry various traits including courage, aggression, and warfare along with serenity, patience and prudence. He was known to show his benevolence to Brahmins, children, women, old men and other weaker sections of the society.The Bhumihars are said to be the descendents of Parshuram {{cn|date=April 2026}} |
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== Legend == |
== Legend == |
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