Shloka 95
अम्बा–राम–भीष्म संवादः
Amba–Rama–Bhishma Dialogue on Vow and Refuge
अथादृश्यत धर्मात्मा भुगुश्रेष्ठी महातपा: । आह्वयामास च तदा युद्धाय द्विजसत्तम:
athādṛśyata dharmātmā bhṛguśreṣṭhī mahātapāḥ | āhvayāmāsa ca tadā yuddhāya dvijasattamaḥ ||
Then there appeared the righteous, great ascetic—foremost among the Bhṛgus. That best of Brahmins, Paraśurāma, came forward and at once challenged Bhīṣma to battle.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even figures renowned for dharma and austerity may enter conflict when duty, honor, and competing obligations collide; the episode highlights how righteousness is tested in action, not merely proclaimed.
Paraśurāma, described as a supremely austere and righteous Brahmin of the Bhṛgu line, appears and formally challenges Bhīṣma to fight, initiating a major confrontation within the Udyoga Parva narrative.