Shloka 42
इन्द्रवृत्रयुद्धवर्णनम्
Indra–Vṛtra Conflict and the Adversaries’ Tapas-Targeting Counsel
ऋचीकनन्दनो रामो भार्गवो रेणकासुत: । तस्य दाशरथे: श्रुत्वा रामस्याक्लिष्टकर्मण:,अनायास ही महान् कर्म करनेवाले दशरथकुमार श्रीरामका भारी पराक्रम सुनकर भृगु तथा ऋचीकके वंशज रेणुकानन्दन परशुराम उन्हें देखनेके लिये उत्सुक हो क्षत्रियसंहारक दिव्य धनुष लिये अयोध्यामें आये
ṛcīkanandano rāmo bhārgavo reṇakāsutaḥ | tasya dāśaratheḥ śrutvā rāmasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ ||
“భృగువంశీయుడు, ఋచీక వంశజుడు, రేణుకాసుతుడు రాముడు (పరశురాముడు) దాశరథి రాముని అనాయాససిద్ధకర్మలైన పరాక్రమాన్ని విని…”
लोमश उवाच
Educational Q&A
Renown grounded in virtue and capability draws scrutiny from other great figures; true excellence is described as ‘ākliṣṭa’—effective action without inner agitation—suggesting mastery, restraint, and dharmic steadiness rather than mere force.
Lomaśa introduces Paraśurāma by lineage and notes that, after hearing of Rāma Dāśarathi’s remarkable, effortless achievements, Paraśurāma becomes eager to see him—setting up the famed encounter between the two Rāmas.