Shloka 11
जामदग्न्यस्य विलापः, प्रतिज्ञा, क्षत्रिय-निग्रहः, दानयज्ञश्च
Jāmadagnya Rāma’s Lament, Vow, Kṣatriya Suppression, and Gifts
ततो यज्ञेन महता जामदग्न्य: प्रतापवान् | तर्पयामास देवेन्द्रमृत्विग्भ्य: प्रददौ महीम्,तदनन्तर प्रतापी जमदग्निकुमारने एक महान् यज्ञ करके देवराज इन्द्रको तृप्त किया तथा ऋत्विजोंको दक्षिणारूपमें भूमि दी
tato yajñena mahatā jāmadagnyaḥ pratāpavān | tarpayāmāsa devendram ṛtvigbhyaḥ pradadau mahīm ||
അതിനുശേഷം പ്രതാപശാലിയായ ജാമദഗ്ന്യൻ (പരശുരാമൻ) മഹായജ്ഞം നടത്തി ദേവേന്ദ്രനായ ഇന്ദ്രനെ തൃപ്തിപ്പെടുത്തി; ഋത്വിജന്മാർക്ക് ദക്ഷിണയായി ഭൂമി ദാനം ചെയ്തു.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma expressed through yajña and dāna: even a powerful hero should channel strength into righteous action, honoring the gods through sacrifice and supporting the priestly function by giving proper dakṣiṇā—here, land—showing restraint, gratitude, and redistribution rather than mere accumulation.
Rāma (Paraśurāma), identified as Jāmadagnya, performs a grand sacrifice that pleases Indra, and he rewards the officiating priests by granting them land as sacrificial fees, marking a moment of ritual completion and generous giving.