Shloka 16
जामदग्न्यस्य विलापः, प्रतिज्ञा, क्षत्रिय-निग्रहः, दानयज्ञश्च
Jāmadagnya Rāma’s Lament, Vow, Kṣatriya Suppression, and Gifts
वैशम्पायन उवाच ततश्षतुर्दशी राम: समयेन महामना: । दर्शयामास तान् विप्रान् धर्मराजं च सानुजम्,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! तदनन्तर चतुर्दशी तिथिको निश्चित समयपर महामना परशुरामजीने उस पर्वतपर रहनेवाले उन ब्राह्मणों तथा भाइयोंसहित युधिष्ठिरको दर्शन दिया
vaiśampāyana uvāca | tataś caturdaśī rāmaḥ samayena mahāmanāḥ | darśayāmāsa tān viprān dharmarājaṃ ca sānujaṃ ||
വൈശമ്പായനൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ജനമേജയ! തുടർന്ന് ചതുര്ദശി തിഥിയിൽ നിശ്ചിത സമയത്ത് മഹാമനസ്സുള്ള രാമൻ (പരശുരാമൻ) ആ ബ്രാഹ്മണർക്കും, അനുജന്മാരോടുകൂടിയ ധർമ്മരാജ യുധിഷ്ഠിരനും ദർശനം നൽകി.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes samaya (right timing and keeping to appointed order) as part of dharma: significant meetings and guidance occur when time, intention, and duty align, especially between spiritual authority (brāhmaṇas/ṛṣi) and righteous kingship (Dharmarāja).
On the caturdaśī tithi, Paraśurāma arrives at the appointed time and grants darśana—appearing before the resident brāhmaṇas and before Yudhiṣṭhira along with his brothers, setting the stage for further interaction or instruction.