Paraśurāma’s Vow and Jamadagni’s Teaching on Kṣamā
Forbearance
यदि राजा सुरैः सर्वैरिन्द्राद्दैर्दानवैस्तथा / रक्षिष्यते तथाप्येनं संहरिष्यामि नान्यथा
yadi rājā suraiḥ sarvairindrāddairdānavaistathā / rakṣiṣyate tathāpyenaṃ saṃhariṣyāmi nānyathā
Even if that king were guarded by all the gods with Indra at their head, and by the dānavas as well, still I shall destroy him—no otherwise.