Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 75, Shloka 22
जामदग्न्य
रामसंवादः — Parashurama Confronts Rama with the Vaishnava Bow
ऋचीकस्तु महातेजा: पुत्रस्याप्रतिकर्मण:।पितुर्मम ददौ दिव्यं जमदग्नेर्महात्मन:।।।।
ṛcīkas tu mahātejāḥ putrasyāpratikarmaṇaḥ |
pitur mama dadau divyaṃ jamadagner mahātmanaḥ ||
Ṛcīka yang bercahaya dan berdaya agung itu memberikan busur ilahi tersebut kepada putranya Jamadagni—ayahku—sang mahātmā yang tiada banding dalam keberanian.
Brilliant Ruchika gave this bow to his son, the great Jamadagni, my father, a man of unrivalled valour.
FAQs
Dharma is carried through lineage as duty: what is inherited is not mere property but an obligation to uphold righteous conduct.
Paraśurāma continues the provenance of the Vaiṣṇava bow, locating it in his own family line through Jamadagni.
Great-souled steadiness (mahātmatā): Jamadagni is characterized as noble and peerless in conduct.