Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 75, Shloka 26
जामदग्न्य
रामसंवादः — Parashurama Confronts Rama with the Vaishnava Bow
अद्यतूत्तमवीर्येण त्वया राम महाबल।श्रुतवान् धनुषो भेदं ततोऽहं द्रुतमागत:।।।।
adyatūttamavīryeṇa tvayā rāma mahābala | śrutavān dhanuṣo bhedaṃ tato ’haṃ drutam āgataḥ ||
ໂອ ຣາມ ຜູ້ມີພະລັງຍິ່ງໃຫຍ່, ມື້ນີ້ເມື່ອຂ້າໄດ້ຍິນວ່າ ເຈົ້າໄດ້ທຳລາຍຄັນທະນູດ້ວຍວິຣະພາບອັນສູງສຸດ ຂ້າຈຶ່ງຮີບມາທັນທີ।
O Mighty Rama! when I heard that you have broken the bow with your extraordinary prowess, I have come here quickly.
FAQs
Accountability to one’s actions and reputation: great deeds (like breaking a sacred bow) draw rightful scrutiny, especially in a dharma-based warrior culture.
After Rāma breaks the bow at Sītā’s svayaṃvara, Paraśurāma hears of it and immediately comes to confront him.
Rāma’s extraordinary vīrya (prowess), significant enough to summon a legendary warrior-ascetic.