Shloka 753
Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya
Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages
ऋक्षै: संवर्धितो विप्र ऋक्षवत्यथ पर्वते । प्रभो! उनके सिवा पुरुवंशी विदूरथका भी एक पुत्र जीवित है, जिसे ऋक्षवान् पर्वतपर रीछोंने पालकर बड़ा किया है
ṛkṣaiḥ saṃvardhito vipra ṛkṣavatyatha parvate |
Sinabi ni Vāsudeva: “O brāhmaṇa, siya’y pinalaki at pinalusog ng mga oso sa bundok na tinatawag na Ṛkṣavat. Kaya, bukod pa sa iba, may isang anak pa ng angkan ni Puru—anak ni Vidūratha—na nananatiling buhay, iniligtas ng di-inaasahang pag-aaruga sa ilang.”
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how the continuity of a righteous lineage and the preservation of life can occur through unexpected means; protection and nurture are not limited to human society, suggesting a broader moral order in which survival and duty may be upheld even in the wilderness.
Vāsudeva informs a brāhmaṇa that a surviving heir connected to the Puru line exists: a child associated with Vidūratha has been raised by bears on Ṛkṣavat mountain, indicating that the line has not been extinguished.