Shloka 14
जामदग्न्य
रामसंवादः — Parashurama Confronts Rama with the Vaishnava Bow
तदा तु देवतास्सर्वा: पृच्छन्ति स्म पितामहम्।शितिकण्ठस्य विष्णोश्च बलाबलनिरीक्षया।।।।
tadā tu devatāḥ sarvāḥ pṛcchanti sma pitāmaham | śitikaṇṭhasya viṣṇoś ca balābala-nirīkṣayā || 1.75.14 ||
তেতিয়া সকলো দেৱতাই পিতামহ ব্ৰহ্মাক সুধিলে—শিতিকণ্ঠ মহাদেৱ আৰু বিষ্ণুৰ বল-অবল কিমান, সেই তুলনা কৰি চাবলৈ।
Then all the gods in order to ascertain the strength and weakness of Siva and Visnu enquired of the Grandsire, Brahma:
FAQs
Dharma values disciplined inquiry: even gods seek an impartial authority (Brahmā) to evaluate power, implying that judgment should be grounded in truth-seeking rather than faction.
Paraśurāma recounts how the gods approached Brahmā to understand the comparative might of Śiva and Viṣṇu.
Commitment to discernment (viveka): the divine assembly does not assume but investigates through a recognised adjudicator.