Shloka 23
जामदग्न्य
रामसंवादः — Parashurama Confronts Rama with the Vaishnava Bow
न्यस्तशस्त्रे पितरि मे तपोबलसमन्विते।अर्जुनो विदधे मृत्युं प्राकृतां बुद्धिमास्थित:।।।।
nyastaśastre pitari me tapobalasamanvite |
arjuno vidadhe mṛtyuṃ prākṛtāṃ buddhim āsthitaḥ ||
মোৰ পিতা—তপোবলেৰে সমন্বিত—যেতিয়া অস্ত্ৰ ত্যাগ কৰি থৈছিল, তেতিয়া অৰ্জুনে নীচ বুদ্ধিৰ আশ্ৰয় লৈ তেওঁৰ প্ৰাকৃত মৃত্যু ঘটালে।
My father equipped with ascetic energy renounced the weapon and was killed by Kartaveeryarjuna in a vulgar manner.
FAQs
Dharma condemns exploiting another’s renunciation or vulnerability; killing one who has laid down arms is portrayed as ignoble and unrighteous.
Paraśurāma recounts the wrongful killing of his father Jamadagni by Kartavīryārjuna, which motivates his later actions.
Ascetic integrity (tapas) in Jamadagni, contrasted with ignoble intent (prākṛtā buddhi) in the killer.