Paraśurāma’s Vow and Jamadagni’s Teaching on Kṣamā
Forbearance
विनैवाज्ञां महेशस्य को वा तान्हन्तुमीश्वरः / बिभ्रतः कवचान्यङ्गे शक्तीश्चापि दुरासदाः
vinaivājñāṃ maheśasya ko vā tānhantumīśvaraḥ / bibhrataḥ kavacānyaṅge śaktīścāpi durāsadāḥ
Without Maheśa’s command, who could slay them? They wear armor upon their bodies, and their powers too are hard to assail.