Bhārgava’s Resolve after His Father’s Slaying
Parashurama’s Vow against the Kshatriyas
अकृतव्रणसंयुक्तः प्राप्य माहिष्मतीं ततः / तद्बाह्योपवने स्थित्वा सस्मार स महोदरम्
akṛtavraṇasaṃyuktaḥ prāpya māhiṣmatīṃ tataḥ / tadbāhyopavane sthitvā sasmāra sa mahodaram
Accompanied by Akritavrana, he reached Mahishmati; staying in the outer garden, he thought of Mahodara.