Shloka 76
Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya
Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages
तथानुकम्पमानेन यज्वनाथामितौजसा
tathānukampamānena yajvanāthāmitaujasā | sarvakarmetyabhikhyātaḥ sa māṃ rakṣatu pārthivaḥ ||
Vāsudeva said: “In the same way, the mighty sage Parāśara—compassionate and devoted to sacrifice—once saved the life of Saudāsa’s son. Though a twice-born prince, he performed all kinds of work even like a Śūdra; therefore he became renowned by the name ‘Sarvakarmā’ (‘the doer of all tasks’). May that king protect me.”
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Compassion and righteous protection can transcend rigid social expectations: a person may be praised for undertaking any necessary duty (‘all works’) when guided by dharma, and such virtue becomes worthy of honor and protection.
Vāsudeva cites an earlier example: the powerful, sacrificially devoted sage Parāśara saved the life of King Saudāsa’s son. That prince, though ‘twice-born,’ became known as ‘Sarvakarmā’ because he performed all kinds of tasks; Vāsudeva invokes him as a protector.