Shloka 13
Āraṇyaka Parva, Adhyāya 116: Jamadagni–Reṇukā Narrative and the Kārtavīrya Conflict
Akṛtavraṇa’s Account
ततो रामो<भ्ययात् पश्चादाश्रमं परवीरहा । तमुवाच महाबाहुर्जमदग्निर्महातपा:
tato rāmo 'bhyayāt paścād āśramaṃ paravīrahā | tam uvāca mahābāhur jamadagniḥ mahātapāḥ ||
Then Rāma, the slayer of hostile heroes, went afterward to the hermitage. There the great-armed Jamadagni—an ascetic of mighty austerities—addressed him.
अकृतव्रण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Martial identity and power are not self-justifying; they are to be evaluated and directed by dharma as articulated in the āśrama by those grounded in tapas. The verse frames a transition from battlefield reputation to ethical accountability and instruction.
Rāma (Paraśurāma) goes to the hermitage after prior events, and the sage Jamadagni—described as mighty and austere—begins to speak to him, setting up counsel, correction, or guidance from father-sage to warrior-son.