Bhārgava’s Resolve after His Father’s Slaying
Parashurama’s Vow against the Kshatriyas
वर्षद्वयेन भूयो ऽपि कृत्वा निःक्षत्रियां महीम् / षट्चतुष्टयवर्षान्तं तपस्तेपे पुनश्च सः
varṣadvayena bhūyo 'pi kṛtvā niḥkṣatriyāṃ mahīm / ṣaṭcatuṣṭayavarṣāntaṃ tapastepe punaśca saḥ
Within two years he again made the earth bereft of kṣatriyas; and once more he performed tapas until the term of six catuṣṭayas of years was completed.