Shloka 20
परशुरामप्रादुर्भावः
The Appearance of Parasurama on the Return from Mithila
तस्मिंस्तमसि घोरे तु भस्मच्छन्नेव सा चमू:।।1.74.17।।ददर्श भीमसङ्काशं जटामण्डलधारिणम्। भार्गवं जामदग्न्यं तं राजराजविमर्दिनम्।।1.74.18।।कैलासमिव दुर्धर्षं कालाग्निमिव दुस्सहम्। ज्वलंतमिव तेजोभिर्दुर्निरीक्ष्यं पृथग्जनै:।।1.74.19।।स्कन्धे चासज्य परशुं धनुर्विद्युद्गणोपमम् । प्रगृह्य शरमुख्यं च त्रिपुरघ्नं यथा शिवम्।।1.74.20।।
tasmiṁs tamasi ghore tu bhasmacchannā iva sā camūḥ ||1.74.17||
dadarśa bhīmasaṅkāśaṁ jaṭāmaṇḍaladhāriṇam |
bhārgavaṁ jāmadagnyaṁ taṁ rājarājavimardinam ||1.74.18||
kailāsam iva durdharṣaṁ kālāgnim iva dussaham |
jvalantam iva tejobhir durnirīkṣyaṁ pṛthagjanaiḥ ||1.74.19||
skandhe cāsajya paraśuṁ dhanur vidyudgaṇopamam |
pragṛhya śaramukhyaṁ ca tripuraghnaṁ yathā śivam ||1.74.20||
ក្នុងភាពងងឹតដ៏គួរភ័យនោះ កងទ័ពមើលទៅដូចជាត្រូវផេះគ្របដណ្តប់។ បន្ទាប់មក ព្រះបាទទសរថ បានឃើញភារគវៈ បរាសុរាម ព្រះបុត្ររបស់ជមដគ្នី—រូបរាងគួរឱ្យខ្លាច ពាក់ជដាមណ្ឌលដូចមកុដ និងល្បីថាជាអ្នកបំផ្លាញស្តេចទាំងឡាយ។ ព្រះអង្គមិនអាចឈ្នះបានដូចភ្នំកៃលាស និងមិនអាចទ្រាំទ្របានដូចភ្លើងព្រាល័យ; ភ្លឺរលោងដោយតេជៈវិញ្ញាណ ដល់ថ្នាក់មនុស្សធម្មតាមិនអាចសម្លឹងមើលបាន។ មានពូថៅព្យួរលើស្មា កាន់ធ្នូភ្លឺដូចក្រុមរន្ទះ និងកាន់ព្រួញឯក ទ្រង់មើលទៅដូចព្រះសិវៈពេលបំផ្លាញត្រីបុរៈ។
In that dreadful darkness while the army looked as if covered with ashes, king Dasaratha encountered the repressor of kings, descendant of Bhrugu and son of Jamadagni with a terrible crown of matted hair, inaccessible like Kailasa mountain and unendurable like the fire at the time of dissolution. The laymen gazing at his blazing energy,hanging an axe on his shoulder and holding a bow in his hand which flashed like lighning and the principal arrow he looked like Siva at the time of slaying of Tripura.
FAQs
The verse frames righteous authority as something that must be approached with humility and restraint: immense power (tejas) is real and morally weighty, and ordinary people should not treat it casually. Dharma here is reverent recognition of spiritual and martial potency, which demands self-control rather than provocation.
While returning from Mithilā after Rāma’s marriage, Daśaratha’s party encounters Paraśurāma. The text heightens suspense by describing him as terrifying, radiant, and weapon-bearing—setting the stage for the ensuing confrontation/testing.
Paraśurāma’s formidable tapas and uncompromising martial presence are emphasized; implicitly, Daśaratha’s role is to respond with royal composure and due respect toward a powerful Brahmarṣi-warrior figure.