Shloka 54
ततो महेन्द्रमासाद्य भारद्वाजो महातपा: । क्षान्तं दान्तममित्रघ्नमपश्यद् भूगुनन्दनम्
tato mahendram āsādya bhāradvājo mahātapāḥ | kṣāntaṃ dāntam amitraghnam apaśyad bhṛgunandanam ||
महेन्द्र पर्वत पर पहुँचकर महातपस्वी भारद्वाज (द्रोण) ने भृगुनन्दन परशुराम का दर्शन किया—वे क्षमाशील, इन्द्रियनिग्रही और शत्रुनाशक थे, तथा शम-दम आदि गुणों से सम्पन्न थे।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that true strength—especially martial strength—should be rooted in inner discipline: forbearance (kṣānti) and self-restraint (dama). Even a famed enemy-slayer is praised first for ethical and ascetic virtues.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that the great sage Bhāradvāja travels to Mount Mahendra and there sees Paraśurāma, described as patient, self-controlled, and formidable against enemies—setting up an important meeting in the Adi Parva storyline.