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Parashuram - Sixth Avatar of Lord Vishnu


Mythology is one of my favorite genres to read and explore. It has hidden and profound meaning in its stories and characters.

I feel the character Parusuram is underrated compared to the other characters like Rama and Krishna. Probably, It is because we idealize and relate with  Rama and Krishna as characters more than the other Vishnu Avatars.

Nonetheless, Parashuram is aggressive than other Vishnu Avatars. He was born to Jamadagni and Renuka Devi, and the last among his five brothers. He was born brahmin but had traits of a Kshatriya. The purpose of Parashurama's avatar was to destroy evil. Evil was in the form of the Kshatriya class abusing power and showing arrogance.

Parashurama went around the world, killing evil Kshatriya kings, restoring Dharma, and cosmic equilibrium. 


Story of Karthavirya Arjuna - King with several Hands

Karthavirya Arjuna was one of Kshatriya kings, who visited Jamadagni's ashram and was surprised by the hospitality shown by him. Jamadagni fed all the men who came along with Karthavirya Arjuna with several delicious dishes.  Karthavirya was clueless about how a poor brahmin living in an ashram can feed hundreds of people.

Karthavirya went to the backyard of the ashram to find the secret behind it. He found a wish-granting cow known as Kamadenu. Renuka Devi, who was the wife of Jamadagni, whispered dish names in the ear of the cow. It immediately delivered them.

Stunned by this, Karthavirya wanted to steal the cow. Karthavirya stole the cow and severed the head of Jamadagni in the process.  Parashuram knowing this was furious and went out to avenge the death of his father.
He found Karthavirya and cut all his thousand hands. Karthivirya, who won over Ravana, could not stand Parashurama.  Parashuram cut off Karthavirya's head, thus killing him.

Parshuram is considered immortal and, he is also the Guru of Drona, Bhishma, and Karna.



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