परशुरामप्रादुर्भावः
The Appearance of Parasurama on the Return from Mithila
तं दृष्ट्वा भीमसङ्काशं ज्वलन्तमिव पावकम्।वसिष्ठप्रमुखा विप्रा जपहोमपरायणा:।।।।सङ्गता मुनयस्सर्वे सञ्जजल्पुरथो मिथ:।
taṃ dṛṣṭvā bhīmasaṅkāśaṃ jvalantam iva pāvakam |
vasiṣṭhapramukhā viprā japahomapārāyaṇāḥ |
saṅgatā munayaḥ sarve sañjajalpur atho mithaḥ ||
Melihat Bhārgava Rāma, menggerunkan rupanya, menyala bagaikan api, para resi brāhmaṇa yang diketuai Vasiṣṭha—yang tekun dalam japa mantra dan homa persembahan api—berhimpun semuanya, lalu berbisik-bisik bermusyawarah sesama mereka.
King Janaka, lord of the Videhas, gave plenty of gifts to his daughters and followed king Dasaratha for some distance on his journey to Ayodhya.
Dharma here appears as prudent restraint: the sages respond to a potentially dangerous ascetic-warrior not with provocation but with careful counsel and measured speech.
After the wedding events, Paraśurāma arrives in a fearsome mood; the assembled sages quietly confer about how to respond.
The sages’ विवेक (discernment) and self-control in crisis.