Shloka 5
समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः
Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī
स तेषु रुधिराम्भ:सु हदेषु क्रोधमूर्च्छित: । पितृन् संतर्पयामास रुधिरेणेति नः श्रुतम्,क्रोधसे आविष्ट होकर परशुरामजीने उन रक्तरूप जलसे भरे हुए सरोवरोंमें रक्ताउ्जलिके द्वारा अपने पितरोंका तर्पण किया, यह बात हमने सुनी है
sa teṣu rudhirāmbhaḥsu hradeṣu krodha-mūrcchitaḥ | pitṝn santarpayāmāsa rudhireṇeti naḥ śrutam ||
Wika ni Sañjaya: “Narinig namin na, sa pagkahibang ng galit, siya (Paraśurāma) ay nagtungo sa mga lawang ang tubig ay dugo, at doon ay naghandog ng tṛpaṇa—mga alay na pagbubuhos—ng dugo upang masiyahan ang kanyang mga ninuno.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral danger of krodha (wrath): when anger overwhelms discernment, even sacred duties like pitṛ-tarpaṇa can be performed in a distorted, violent manner. It underscores how inner states shape the ethical quality of ritual action.
Sañjaya reports a tradition about Paraśurāma: after acts of extreme violence, he is said to have gone to lakes filled with blood and performed ancestral libations there using blood, intending to satisfy his forefathers.