Shloka 753
Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya
Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages
ऋक्षै: संवर्धितो विप्र ऋक्षवत्यथ पर्वते । प्रभो! उनके सिवा पुरुवंशी विदूरथका भी एक पुत्र जीवित है, जिसे ऋक्षवान् पर्वतपर रीछोंने पालकर बड़ा किया है
ṛkṣaiḥ saṃvardhito vipra ṛkṣavatyatha parvate |
Vāsudeva sprach: „O Brāhmane, er wurde von Bären auf dem Berg namens Ṛkṣavat aufgezogen und zur Reife gebracht. So überlebt, selbst abgesehen von den anderen, noch ein Sohn aus dem Geschlecht der Puru—Vidūrathas Sohn—bewahrt durch eine unerwartete Obhut in der Wildnis.“
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the continuity of a righteous lineage and the preservation of life can occur through unexpected means; protection and nurture are not limited to human society, suggesting a broader moral order in which survival and duty may be upheld even in the wilderness.
Vāsudeva informs a brāhmaṇa that a surviving heir connected to the Puru line exists: a child associated with Vidūratha has been raised by bears on Ṛkṣavat mountain, indicating that the line has not been extinguished.