Shloka 27
Tīrtha-yātrā: Phalaśruti and Sacred Geography from Lohitya to Prayāga
Pulastya’s Instruction
तत्र रामेण राजेन्द्र तरसा दीप्ततेजसा । क्षत्रमुत्साद्य वीरेण हदा: पञच निवेशिता:,राजेन्द्र! वहाँ उद्दीप्त तेजस्वी वीरवर परशुरामने सम्पूर्ण क्षत्रियकुलका वेगपूर्वक संहार करके पाँच कुण्ड स्थापित किये थे
tatra rāmeṇa rājendra tarasā dīptatejasā | kṣatram utsādya vīreṇa hrādāḥ pañca niveśitāḥ ||
Doon, O hari ng mga hari, si Rāma (Paraśurāma)—ang bayaning nagliliyab ang ningning at mabilis ang paglusob—matapos lipulin sa dahas ang hanay ng mga kṣatriya, ay nagtatag ng limang banal na lawa.
घुलस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how overwhelming power and righteous anger can slide into catastrophic excess: even a radiant hero’s vengeance against an entire social order carries heavy ethical implications, reminding readers that dharma requires restraint and proportionality.
The speaker recounts a past deed of Paraśurāma: after annihilating the kṣatriyas with great force, he set up five pools (hrādas), marking the aftermath of that violent campaign in the landscape and memory.