Shloka 76
Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya
Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages
तथानुकम्पमानेन यज्वनाथामितौजसा
tathānukampamānena yajvanāthāmitaujasā | sarvakarmetyabhikhyātaḥ sa māṃ rakṣatu pārthivaḥ ||
Vāsudeva berkata: “Demikian juga, resi agung Parāśara—perkasa tiada bandingan, berbelas kasihan dan tekun dalam korban suci—pernah menyelamatkan nyawa putera Saudāsa. Walaupun seorang putera ‘dua kali lahir’, dia melakukan segala jenis pekerjaan seperti seorang Śūdra; sebab itu dia masyhur dengan nama ‘Sarvakarmā’ (‘pelaku segala tugas’). Semoga raja itu melindungiku.”
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Compassion and righteous protection can transcend rigid social expectations: a person may be praised for undertaking any necessary duty (‘all works’) when guided by dharma, and such virtue becomes worthy of honor and protection.
Vāsudeva cites an earlier example: the powerful, sacrificially devoted sage Parāśara saved the life of King Saudāsa’s son. That prince, though ‘twice-born,’ became known as ‘Sarvakarmā’ because he performed all kinds of tasks; Vāsudeva invokes him as a protector.