Shloka 1
द्रोण–धृष्टद्युम्नयुद्धवर्णनम्
Drona–Dhrishtadyumna Battle Description
नारदजी कहते हैं--सृंजय! महातपस्वी शूरवीर, वीरजनवन्दित महायशस्वी जमदग्निनन्दन परशुरामजी भी अतृप्त अवस्थामें ही मौतके मुखमें चले जायँगे
nārada uvāca—sṛñjaya! mahātapasvī śūravīraḥ vīrajanavanditaḥ mahāyaśasvī jamadagninandanaḥ paraśurāmo ’pi atṛpta-avasthāyām eva mṛtyoḥ mukhaṁ gamiṣyati.
Narada berkata: “Wahai Sṛñjaya, bahkan Paraśurāma—pertapa agung, pahlawan perkasa, dipuja para kesatria, dan putra Jamadagni yang termasyhur—akan melangkah ke hadapan Maut dalam keadaan masih tak terpuaskan.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the most famed and powerful—renowned warriors and great ascetics—cannot escape death; unfulfilled craving (atṛpti) underscores human vulnerability and points toward the ethical need for restraint and inner contentment.
Nārada addresses Sṛñjaya and cites Paraśurāma as an example: despite extraordinary austerity and heroic reputation, he too will meet death while still unsated, reinforcing a reflective, admonitory tone amid the war-epic context.