Bhārgava’s Resolve after His Father’s Slaying
Parashurama’s Vow against the Kshatriyas
चतुरङ्गवलोपेतास्ततस्ते क्षत्रियर्षभाः / राममासादयामासुः पतङ्गा इव पावकम्
caturaṅgavalopetāstataste kṣatriyarṣabhāḥ / rāmamāsādayāmāsuḥ pataṅgā iva pāvakam
Then those foremost of kṣatriyas, supported by the fourfold host, rushed upon Rāma like moths drawn into fire.