Shloka 40
Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya
Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages
स तस्य पुरुषेन्द्रस्य प्रभावेण महौजस: । ददाह कार्तवीर्यस्य शैलानथ वनस्पतीन्,उन्होंने उस महापराक्रमी नरेश कार्तवीर्यके प्रभावसे पर्वतों और वनस्पतियोंको जलाना आरम्भ किया
sa tasya puruṣendrasya prabhāveṇa mahaujasāḥ | dadāha kārtavīryasya śailān atha vanaspatīn |
Vāsudeva said: “Empowered by the majesty of that lion among men, the mighty one began to burn the mountains and the trees belonging to Kārtavīrya.”
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dangerous reach of royal or heroic power: when driven by influence and might rather than restraint, it can cause indiscriminate harm to nature and subjects—implying the ethical need for self-control and dharmic governance.
A mighty figure, strengthened by the extraordinary influence of a supreme king, begins burning Kārtavīrya’s mountains and trees—describing a destructive escalation tied to Kārtavīrya’s power and its effects.