Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 23
Paraśurāma, Kārtavīryārjuna, and the Kāmadhenu Offense
with Lunar-line Genealogy to Gādhi and Jamadagni
स एकदा तु मृगयां विचरन् विजने वने । यदृच्छयाश्रमपदं जमदग्नेरुपाविशत् ॥ २३ ॥
sa ekadā tu mṛgayāṁ vicaran vijane vane yadṛcchayāśrama-padaṁ jamadagner upāviśat
ម្តងមួយ ការតវីរ្យអរជុន កំពុងដើរលេងបរបាញ់នៅព្រៃស្ងាត់។ ដោយចៃដន្យ គាត់បានទៅដល់អាស្រមរបស់មុនី ជមទគ្និ។
Kārtavīryārjuna had no business going to the residence of Jamadagni, but because he was puffed-up by his extraordinary power, he went there and offended Paraśurāma. This was the prelude to his being killed by Paraśurāma for his offensive act.
FAQs
It indicates that the meeting with Jamadagni’s āśrama was not merely accidental; it was arranged by higher divine order, moving the narrative toward the unfolding dharmic consequences.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates this history to King Parīkṣit as part of the Ninth Canto’s royal lineages and the events leading to Paraśurāma’s appearance.
Even powerful people should seek the company of saints and places of wisdom; such encounters can redirect one’s actions toward dharma—or expose where one has deviated.