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 said: “O Sṛñjaya, even Paraśurāma—the great ascetic and heroic warrior, honored by the brave and renowned as the son of Jamadagni—will go to the very face of Death while still unsated. Thus, neither fame, valor, nor austerity can exempt one from mortality when desire remains unfulfilled.”
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.