Shri Vishnu Parashuram Incarnation

 

Parshuram : 6th Incarnation of Lord Vishnu

The 9 planets are considered as the 9 avatars of Lord Vishnu.

Venus is connected to Lord Parashuram.In the Treta Yug,

Lord Vishnu was born as Parshuram Avatar to sage

Jamadagni and Renuka. He was the youngest among the

four sons and was the most powerful of them all.Parshu

means axe,(कुल्हाड़ी) therefore his name means Rama with

an axe. He had received the axe as a gift from Lord Shiva as a

result of his meditation. He was an Enthusiastic devotee of

Lord Shiva.

Story of Parshuram Avatar

 

Parshuram is believed to have been immortal. Born in the Bhrigu clan,

Parshuram Avatar possessed the qualities of both brahmin and

Kshatriyas. He was half Brahmin and half Kshatriya. Lord Vishnu had

incarnated as Parashuram to end the evil deeds of Arjuna, a

Kshatriya king who was blessed with invincibility. He had 1000s

of arms and he along with other Kshatriya kings had strayed from their

path and Parshuram Avatar was born to eliminate the evil in the form

of Kshatriyas.

The killing of Jamadagni - Why Parashuram killed his mother Renuka & cut her head

 

Parshuram’s parents were spiritual people and his father Jamadagni

had his ashram on the bank of the river. It was there where he

imparted education to his sons and disciples. One day, while he was

performing yajna, he asked his wife Renuka to fetch some water from

the river for oblation. Renuka went as asked to fetch some water but

she lost track of time and missed oblation as celestial singer

Chitraratha was indulging in leisure activities with his wife in the river.

Sage Jamadagni was so angry at his wife’s carelessness that he

asked his sons to behead her. No son came forward. Seeing this, Lord

Vishnu Avatar Parshuram picked his axe and killed his mother. His

father was very impressed and offered him a boon. Parshuram asked

for the life of his dead mother back. By then, Jamadagni’s anger had

subsided and thus he brings his wife back to life.

Kartavirya Arjuna killed by Parashuram Avatar

 

Also read : 5th incarnation of shri vishnu 

That incarnation of God is known as Jamadagnya (Parashurama). For

what and when did he take incarnation in Bhrigukul, he tells the

episode, listen. King Yudhishthira! Parshuram, the son of Maharishi

Jamadagni, is very powerful. Parashurama, the best among the strong

men, killed the Haihayavansh. Mahaparakrami Kartavirya did not keep

his life in the Arjuna force but was killed by Jamadagninandan

Parasurama because of his improper behavior. Shatrusudan

Haihayaj Kartavirya was sitting on the Arjuna chariot, but in the battle,

Parashuramaji killed him by knocking him down. It was Lord Govind

who emerged in the Bhrigu dynasty as Parashuram. This is the one

who disguises the head of Jambasur and is fatal to Shatdundubhi. He

incarnated only to kill Sahasrabahu Arjuna, who had won thousands of

battles, in the war. Mahayashasvi Parashurama had conquered the six

hundred and forty thousand Kshatriyas gathered on the banks of the

Saraswati river with the help of a bow.

 

The tale of the bloody revenge

 

Meanwhile, the sons of Arjuna were seeking their father’s revenge and

while Parshuram was away, they came to the ashram and killed

Jamadagni. Renuka fainted as she was grief-stricken and scared.

Parshuram came back to find out what had happened. This angered

and devastated him. He swore to avenge his father’s death and

annihilate the entire Kshatriya race.

 

With his axe in his hand and blood on his mind, he went to the Prince’s

palace and went on a killing spree. He started by killing all the

Kshatriyas in the palace, then he killed every single Kshatriya king and

did not stop until not one Kshatriya was left. He finally avenged his

father’s death by killing all the Kshatriyas and filled five ponds with the

blood of all Kshatriyas. This pond came to be known as Samant-

panchaka. Later, Parshuram took a dip in the blood-filled pond and

performed rituals to honor his father’s death.

 

It is believed that Parshuram still exists in this world among us as he

was known to be Chiranjeevi or immortal and he was believed to rule

until the end of the world.

Also read : 4th incarnation of shri vishnu.

How Parashuram became from Rambhadra Ram

Parshuram’s birth name is believed to be Rama and some

Rambhadra, he is also known by the names Bhargava, Bhrigupati

Jamadagnya, Bhriguvanshi, etc. It is believed that for the destruction

of sinners, he did the hard penance of Lord Shiva and got the

blessings of mastering the art of warfare from him.

 

He also received many unique weapons from Lord Shiva, one of them

was Lord Shiva’s Parshu which is also known as Fursa or axe. He was

very dear to them and always kept it together. He was called

Parashurama only because of wearing a Parshu.