Shloka 84
Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya
Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages
यदि मामभिरक्षन्ति तत: स्थास्यामि निश्चला,यदि वे क्षत्रिय मेरी रक्षा करें तो मैं अविचल भावसे स्थिर हो सकूँगी। इन बेचारोंके बाप-दादे मेरे ही लिये युद्धमें अनायास ही महान् कर्म करनेवाले परशुरामजीके द्वारा मारे गये हैं
yadi mām abhirakṣanti tataḥ sthāsyāmi niścalā | yadi ve kṣatriyā me rakṣāṃ kurvanti tarhi aham avicala-bhāvena sthirā bhaviṣyāmi | ime caite durbhāgyāḥ pitaraiḥ pitāmahaiś ca mamaiva kṛte yuddhe anāyāsena mahā-karmā paraśurāmeṇa hatāḥ ||
ヴァースデーヴァは言った。「もし彼らが私を守るなら、私は揺るがず、動かずにいられよう。これらのクシャトリヤが真に私の護りを引き受けるなら、私は心を乱さず堅く立てる。だが、この哀れな者たちの父や祖父は、ただ私のために、戦場でパラシュラーマ（ラーマ）によって討たれたのだ――彼はその大業を、疲れを知らぬ力で易々と成し遂げた。」
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of protection (rakṣā) as a kṣatriya duty: true guardianship stabilizes the vulnerable, yet past violence—especially done ‘for one’s sake’—creates moral debt and compassion for those bound by inherited conflict.
Vāsudeva speaks about being able to remain steadfast if the kṣatriyas protect him, while recalling that these warriors’ ancestors were earlier slain by Paraśurāma in wars connected to his own cause—bringing a note of pity and ethical reflection into the situation.