Bhārgava’s Resolve after His Father’s Slaying
Parashurama’s Vow against the Kshatriyas
क्षत्रवंश्यानशेषेण हत्वा तद्देहलोहितैः / करिष्ये तर्पणं पित्रोरिति निश्चित्य भार्गवः
kṣatravaṃśyānaśeṣeṇa hatvā taddehalohitaiḥ / kariṣye tarpaṇaṃ pitroriti niścitya bhārgavaḥ
Bhargava resolved: 'Having killed the Kshatriya lineage without remainder, I will perform the Tarpan offering to my parents with the blood of their bodies.'