Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 25

Paraśurāma Avenges Jamadagni; Restoration Through Sacrifice; Viśvāmitra’s Line and Devarāta (Śunaḥśepha)

Devanagari script

जामदग्‍न्योऽपि भगवान् राम: कमललोचन: । आगामिन्यन्तरे राजन् वर्तयिष्यति वै बृहत् ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

jāmadagnyo ’pi bhagavān rāmaḥ kamala-locanaḥ āgāminy antare rājan vartayiṣyati vai bṛhat

Translation

يا أيها الملك بَريكشِت، إنّ الربّ بهگوان راما باراشوراما، ابن جَمَدَغْنِي ذو العينين كاللوتس، في المَنونتَرا القادمة سيكون مُشيعًا عظيمًا لمعرفة الفيدا؛ أي سيكون واحدًا من السبع رِشيّات.

Synonyms

• जामदग्न्यः: Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)
• जामदग्न्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जामदग्न्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Avyaya (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): ‘also/even’

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; समनाधिकरणम् ‘जामदग्न्यः/भगवान्’

• कमल-लोचनः: lotus-eyed
• कमल-लोचनः: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कमल (प्रातिपदिक) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘कमलवत् लोचने यस्य’

• आगामिनि: in the coming (time)
• आगामिनि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आगामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (सन्दर्भे ‘काले’), सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘आगामिनि (काले)’ = in the coming (time)

• अन्तरे: in the interval
• अन्तरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘अन्तरे’ = in the interval/within

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• वर्तयिष्यति: will carry on/continue
• वर्तयिष्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत्/वर्त् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; causative sense in usage: ‘will set in motion/continue’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Avyaya (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphatic)

• बृहत्: a great (work/act)
• बृहत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मपदम् (what is carried on)

Characters & Entities

• Paraśurāma (Jāmadagnya Rāma)
• Jamadagni
• King Parīkṣit

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Paraśurāma’s future role?

This verse states that Paraśurāma (Jāmadagnya Rāma), described as Bhagavān and lotus-eyed, will manifest great influence again in a coming age/period.

Why did Śukadeva Gosvāmī address Parīkṣit Mahārāja as “O King” here?

Śukadeva is narrating dynastic and avatāra history to Parīkṣit; the direct address “rājan” marks the teaching as guidance for a ruler about how the Lord restores dharma across ages.

How can a devotee apply the message of this verse in modern life?

Remember that divine help and dharma-protection are recurring themes in the Bhāgavatam; cultivate steadiness in devotion and righteousness, trusting that the Lord’s arrangements unfold in time.