Shloka 17
परशुरामप्रादुर्भावः
The Appearance of Parasurama on the Return from Mithila
तस्मिंस्तमसि घोरे तु भस्मच्छन्नेव सा चमू:।।।।ददर्श भीमसङ्काशं जटामण्डलधारिणम्।भार्गवं जामदग्न्यं तं राजराजविमर्दिनम्।।।।कैलासमिव दुर्धर्षं कालाग्निमिव दुस्सहम्।ज्वलंतमिव तेजोभिर्दुर्निरीक्ष्यं पृथग्जनै:।।।।स्कन्धे चासज्य परशुं धनुर्विद्युद्गणोपमम् ।प्रगृह्य शरमुख्यं च त्रिपुरघ्नं यथा शिवम्।।।।
tasmiṃs tamasi ghore tu bhasmacchannā iva sā camūḥ | dadarśa bhīmasaṅkāśaṃ jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇam | bhārgavaṃ jāmadagnyaṃ taṃ rājarāja-vimardinam ||
kailāsam iva durdharṣaṃ kālāgnim iva dussaham | jvalantam iva tejobhir durnirīkṣyaṃ pṛthagjanaiḥ ||
skandhe cāsajya paraśuṃ dhanur vidyudgaṇopamam | pragṛhya śaramukhyaṃ ca tripuraghnaṃ yathā śivam ||
সেই ভয়ংকর অন্ধকারে, যখন সেনাদল যেন ভস্মে আচ্ছন্ন, তখন রাজা দেখলেন ভীমাকৃতি, জটামণ্ডলধারী, ভার্গব জামদগ্ন্য পরশুরামকে—যিনি রাজরাজাদের দমনকারী। তিনি কৈলাস পর্বতের ন্যায় দুর্ধর্ষ, প্রলয়াগ্নির ন্যায় অসহ্য, তেজে জ্বলন্ত এবং সাধারণ লোকের পক্ষে দৃষ্টিদুর্লভ। কাঁধে পরশু ঝুলিয়ে, বিদ্যুৎসমষ্টির ন্যায় ধনু ধারণ করে, শ্রেষ্ঠ বাণ হাতে নিয়ে তিনি ত্রিপুরঘ্ন শিবের ন্যায় দণ্ডায়মান ছিলেন।
In that dreadful darkness while the army looked as if covered with ashes, king Dasaratha encountered the repressor of kings, descendant of Bhrugu and son of Jamadagni with a terrible crown of matted hair, inaccessible like Kailasa mountain and unendurable like the fire at the time of dissolution. The laymen gazing at his blazing energy,hanging an axe on his shoulder and holding a bow in his hand which flashed like lighning and the principal arrow he looked like Siva at the time of slaying of Tripura.
FAQs
Power must be aligned with dharma: Paraśurāma embodies overwhelming ascetic-heroic force, reminding rulers that unrighteous kingship invites correction and that true authority is accountable to higher moral order.
On the return from Mithilā, amid terrifying portents, Paraśurāma appears suddenly—setting the stage for a tense encounter that will test the Kṣatriya spirit and restraint of the royal line.
Awe-inspiring tapas (ascetic potency) and uncompromising justice associated with Paraśurāma, contrasted with the needed steadiness of the righteous king and sages in facing such force.