Shloka 59
Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya
Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages
भयात् क्षत्रियवीराणां पर्वतं समुपाश्रित: । सा पुन: क्षत्रियशतै: पृथिवी सर्वतः स्तृता
bhayāt kṣatriya-vīrāṇāṁ parvataṁ samupāśritaḥ | sā punaḥ kṣatriya-śataiḥ pṛthivī sarvataḥ stṛtā, mahārāja |
Vāsudeva berkata: “Karena takut kepada para ksatria yang gagah, engkau berlindung di gunung. Namun kini, wahai raja agung, bumi kembali dipenuhi di segala penjuru oleh ratusan ksatria.”
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse critiques empty boasting and highlights that social and moral realities cannot be erased by claims of total victory. It implies that truthfulness and humility are essential, and that fear-driven retreat contradicts proclamations of having eliminated all opponents.
Vāsudeva points out that the earth is again full of kṣatriyas, challenging the idea that they were completely destroyed. He frames the opponent’s retreat to the mountains as motivated by fear, thereby undermining the credibility of grand public claims.