Shloka 61
अम्बा–राम–भीष्म संवादः
Amba–Rama–Bhishma Dialogue on Vow and Refuge
'भुगुनन्दन परशुराम! जहाँ पूर्वकालमें अपने पिताको अंजलि-दान देकर आपने आत्मशुद्धिका अनुभव किया था, वहीं मैं भी आपको मारकर आत्मशुद्धि करूँगा ।।
bhṛgunandana paraśurāma! yatra pūrvakāle svapitaraṃ añjali-dānaṃ kṛtvā tvayā ātmaśuddhir anubhūtā, tatraiva aham api tvāṃ hatvā ātmaśuddhiṃ kariṣyāmi. tatra rāma samāgaccha tvaritaṃ yuddha-durmada. vyapaneṣyāmi te darpaṃ paurāṇaṃ brāhmaṇa-bruva.
「ブリグの末裔、パラシュラーマよ！はるか昔、汝が合掌して父に奠水を捧げ、内なる浄めを覚えたその場所で、我もまた浄めを得よう——汝を討つことによって。来たれ、ただちに、戦に酔うラーマよ。我は汝の古き驕りを打ち砕く——婆羅門と名乗るだけの者よ。」
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts mere religious status with ethical conduct: pride and violent self-justification are condemned through the taunt “brāhmaṇa-bruva,” implying that true brahminhood is defined by restraint and virtue, not by lineage or claims. It also shows how the language of ‘purification’ can be invoked to rationalize aggression, inviting reflection on dharma versus personal vendetta.
Rāma issues a direct challenge to Paraśurāma, summoning him to Kurukṣetra for combat. He recalls a past episode associated with Paraśurāma’s ritual offering to his father and declares that he will achieve his own ‘purification’ by killing Paraśurāma there, while promising to shatter Paraśurāma’s long-held arrogance.