Ramayana — Bala Kanda, Sarga 75, Shloka 16
जामदग्न्य
रामसंवादः — Parashurama Confronts Rama with the Vaishnava Bow
विरोधे च महद्युद्धमभवद्रोमहर्षणम् ।शितिकण्ठस्य विष्णोश्च परस्परजिगीषुणो:।।।।
virodhe ca mahad yuddham abhavad romaharṣaṇam | śitikaṇṭhasya viṣṇoś ca paraspara-jigīṣuṇoḥ || 1.75.16 ||
Từ sự đối địch ấy bèn phát sinh một trận đại chiến rợn người, giữa Śitikaṇṭha (Śiva) và Viṣṇu, khi cả hai đều quyết giành phần thắng trước nhau.
In that thrilling fight between Siva and Visnu, each desirous of victory over the other, a ferocious battle took place causing one's hair to stand on end.
FAQs
The verse cautions that even mighty beings can be drawn into rivalry; dharma ultimately requires that strength be subordinated to cosmic balance and truthful purpose, not mere triumph.
Paraśurāma describes the climactic consequence of Brahmā’s instigation: a formidable contest between Śiva and Viṣṇu.
Determination and martial resolve (jigīṣā), presented as awe-inspiring—yet implicitly in need of higher regulation by dharma.