Shloka 84
Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya
Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages
यदि मामभिरक्षन्ति तत: स्थास्यामि निश्चला,यदि वे क्षत्रिय मेरी रक्षा करें तो मैं अविचल भावसे स्थिर हो सकूँगी। इन बेचारोंके बाप-दादे मेरे ही लिये युद्धमें अनायास ही महान् कर्म करनेवाले परशुरामजीके द्वारा मारे गये हैं
yadi mām abhirakṣanti tataḥ sthāsyāmi niścalā | yadi ve kṣatriyā me rakṣāṃ kurvanti tarhi aham avicala-bhāvena sthirā bhaviṣyāmi | ime caite durbhāgyāḥ pitaraiḥ pitāmahaiś ca mamaiva kṛte yuddhe anāyāsena mahā-karmā paraśurāmeṇa hatāḥ ||
婆苏提婆说道：“若他们护我，我便能坚定不移、安然不动。若这些刹帝利真心承担护卫之责，我便可稳立而不摇。只是这些可怜之人的父祖，皆因我一人之故，在战场上被持斧罗摩（帕罗修罗摩）所杀——那位罗摩以不费力的威能成就了那桩伟业。”
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical weight of protection (rakṣā) as a kṣatriya duty: true guardianship stabilizes the vulnerable, yet past violence—especially done ‘for one’s sake’—creates moral debt and compassion for those bound by inherited conflict.
Vāsudeva speaks about being able to remain steadfast if the kṣatriyas protect him, while recalling that these warriors’ ancestors were earlier slain by Paraśurāma in wars connected to his own cause—bringing a note of pity and ethical reflection into the situation.