Valmiki Ramayana 1.74.22-23: Bala Kanda, Sarga 74, Shlokas 22-23
परशुरामप्रादुर्भावः · The Appearance of Parasurama on the Return from Mithila
कच्चित्पितृवधामर्षी क्षत्रं नोत्सादयिष्यति ॥२२॥
पूर्वं क्षत्रवधं कृत्वा गतमन्युर्गतज्वरः ।
क्षत्रस्योत्सादनं भूयो न खल्वस्य चिकीर्षितम् ॥२३॥
kaccit pitṛvadhāmarṣī kṣatraṃ notsādayiṣyati ||22||
pūrvaṃ kṣatravadhaṃ kṛtvā gatamanyur gatajvaraḥ |
kṣatrasyotsādanaṃ bhūyo na khalv asya cikīrṣitam ||23||
कहीं यह अपने बाप के मारे का गुस्सा अभी भी नहीं उतरा? पहले भी उसने क्षत्रियों को मारा था, फिर उसका गुस्सा शांत हो गया था। अब क्या फिर से क्षत्रियों को खत्म करना चाहता है?
Enraged at the slaughter of his father (by Kartaveeryarjuna), is he intent upon exterminating the kshatriya race? Having slaughtered the kshatriyas, in the past he was freed from anger and grief. Is he again desirous of annihilating the kshatriyas?
FAQs
Unchecked vengeance threatens dharma by collapsing social order; the sages implicitly uphold restraint and the restoration of balance over repeated cycles of retaliation.
The sages, alarmed by Paraśurāma’s fiery arrival, fear a renewed campaign against kṣatriyas and discuss whether his former rage has returned.
The virtue urged is kṣamā/śama (forbearance and calm), contrasted with destructive wrath.
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