Srimad Bhagavatam — Navama Skandha, Shloka 25

Paraśurāma Avenges Jamadagni; Restoration Through Sacrifice; Viśvāmitra’s Line and Devarāta (Śunaḥśepha)

Devanagari script

जामदग्‍न्योऽपि भगवान् राम: कमललोचन: । आगामिन्यन्तरे राजन् वर्तयिष्यति वै बृहत् ॥ २५ ॥

Transliteration

jāmadagnyo ’pi bhagavān rāmaḥ kamala-locanaḥ āgāminy antare rājan vartayiṣyati vai bṛhat

Translation

அரசே பரீக்ஷித்! ஜமதக்னியின் புதல்வனும் தாமரைநேத்திரனுமான பகவான் பரசுராமர் அடுத்த மன்வந்தரத்தில் வேதஞானத்தை மகத்தாகப் பரப்புவார்; அதாவது அவர் சப்தரிஷிகளில் ஒருவராவார்।

Synonyms

• जामदग्न्यः: Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma)
• जामदग्न्यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जामदग्न्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Avyaya (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle): ‘also/even’

• भगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• भगवान्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन

• रामः: Rāma
• रामः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative/कर्ता), एकवचन; समनाधिकरणम् ‘जामदग्न्यः/भगवान्’

• कमल-लोचनः: lotus-eyed
• कमल-लोचनः: Karta-anvaya (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कमल (प्रातिपदिक) + लोचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि: ‘कमलवत् लोचने यस्य’

• आगामिनि: in the coming (time)
• आगामिनि: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आगामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (सन्दर्भे ‘काले’), सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘आगामिनि (काले)’ = in the coming (time)

• अन्तरे: in the interval
• अन्तरे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; ‘अन्तरे’ = in the interval/within

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• वर्तयिष्यति: will carry on/continue
• वर्तयिष्यति: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृत्/वर्त् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/भविष्यत्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; causative sense in usage: ‘will set in motion/continue’

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Avyaya (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphatic)

• बृहत्: a great (work/act)
• बृहत्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; कर्मपदम् (what is carried on)

Characters & Entities

• Paraśurāma (Jāmadagnya Rāma)
• Jamadagni
• King Parīkṣit

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about Paraśurāma’s future role?

This verse states that Paraśurāma (Jāmadagnya Rāma), described as Bhagavān and lotus-eyed, will manifest great influence again in a coming age/period.

Why did Śukadeva Gosvāmī address Parīkṣit Mahārāja as “O King” here?

Śukadeva is narrating dynastic and avatāra history to Parīkṣit; the direct address “rājan” marks the teaching as guidance for a ruler about how the Lord restores dharma across ages.

How can a devotee apply the message of this verse in modern life?

Remember that divine help and dharma-protection are recurring themes in the Bhāgavatam; cultivate steadiness in devotion and righteousness, trusting that the Lord’s arrangements unfold in time.