Shloka 155
कर्णेन युधिष्ठिरानीकविदारणम् / Karṇa’s Breach of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Battle-Line
।। दुर्योधन उवाच ततोअ<स्त्राणि समस्तानि वरांश्व मनसेप्सितान्,दुर्योधन कहता है--राजन्! तब रामने भगवान् शिवसे समस्त दिव्यास्त्र और नाना प्रकारके मनोवांछित वर पाकर उनके चरणोंमें मस्तक रखकर प्रणाम किया। फिर वे महातपस्वी परशुराम देवेश्वर शिवसे आज्ञा लेकर चले गये
duryodhana uvāca | tato 'strāṇi samastāni varāṁś ca manasepsitān rājann tadā rāmeṇa bhagavataḥ śivāt prāptvā tasya caraṇayoḥ śirasā praṇamya mahātapāḥ paraśurāmo deveśvarāt śivād ājñāṁ gṛhītvā jagāma |
Duryodhana said: “O King, then Rāma (Paraśurāma), having obtained from the Blessed Lord Śiva all the divine weapons and many boons desired in his heart, bowed his head at Śiva’s feet in reverence. Thereafter, that great ascetic Paraśurāma, having received leave from Śiva, departed.”
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Spiritual power and martial power are portrayed as arising from devotion, discipline, and rightful seeking: Paraśurāma gains weapons and boons through Śiva’s grace, and he responds with humility—bowing and taking leave—showing that even great power should be framed by reverence and restraint.
Duryodhana recounts that Paraśurāma (called Rāma) obtained all divine weapons and desired boons from Śiva, offered respectful prostration at Śiva’s feet, received Śiva’s permission, and then departed.