Bhagwan Parshuram

Bhagwan Parshuram

Bhagwan Parshuram

Chiranjiv (Immortal) Parshuram was the sixth Avatar of Vishnu. Parashuram was a devotee of Shiva and received a parshu (a weapon) as a boon from Lord Shiva, thus he was named Parashurama. Shiva also gave him battle skills. As a child Parashurama was a keen learner and always listened to his father Rishi Jamadagni. Parashurama was the first warrior Brahmin and is also called Brahmakshatriya (both Brahmin and Kshatriya means warrior). His mother Renuka was the daughter of Devi Kshatriya.

Why Parshuram killed his mother?

Parshuram's parents were great spiritual masters, his mother Renuka Devi commanded a water pot and his father Jamadagni on fire. It also said that Renuka Devi can also bring water in a wet clay pot. Once the sage Jamadagni asked Renuka Devi to bring water to the earthen pot, some how distracted by the idea of ​​Renuka Devi being a woman and the earthen pot broke. Angry at seeing Renuka Devi, Jamadagni called her son Parashurama. He orders Parashurama to behead Renuka Devi. Parashuram obeyed his father. Sage Jamadagni was so pleased with his son that he asked him a boon. Parashurama asked the sage Jamadagni to restore his mother's breaths, thus the sage Jamadagni who was the master of divine power brought Renuka Devi's life back.

Parshuram – The 6^th incarnation of Shri Vishnu

Once the sage Jamadagni went out of his ashram and meanwhile some Kshatriyas (asuras) reached his ashram. They were looking for food, the deities of the ashram gave them food, they were surprised to see the magical cow Kamadhenu.

He proposed to buy a cow for his king Kartavirya Sahasrarjuna, but the sadhus (saints) and goddesses of all the ashrams refused. They forcefully took the cow. Parashurama killed the entire army of King Kartavirya Sahasrarjuna and restored the magical cow. In revenge, Jamadagni was killed by the son of Kartavirya Sahasrarjuna.

When Parshuram returned to the ashram, he saw his father's body. He saw 21 marks on Jamadagni's body and resolved to kill all unjust Kshatriyas 21 times on this earth. He killed all the king's sons.

Parashuram and Load Ganesh

Once Parashuram visited Kailash to see Lord Shiva. Lord Ganesh came in his way.Parashuram threatens Ganesh and asks him to fight if he wants to stop him from meeting Shiva. In this battle, Parashuram cut Ganesh and left Tusk. When Goddess Parvati saw it, she lost her temper. Ganesh asks his mother to forgive Parashuram. Parshuram was so pleased with Ganesh that he gave him his blessing and blessed him.

Parashurama Jayanti

Parashuram Jayanti is celebrated as birth of sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu. It falls during the Shukla Paksha Tritiya in the month of Vaishakh. It is believed that Parashurama was born during the Pradosh period and hence the day on which Tritiya falls during the Pradosh period is considered for the Parashuram Jayanti celebrations.

Parashurama still lives on earth according to Hindu belief, unlike all other incarnations. Therefore, unlike Rama and Krishna, Parashurama is not worshiped. In South India, in the holy place Pajaka near Udupi, a prominent temple exists which commemorates Parasurama. There are many temples on the west coast of India dedicated to Lord Parasurama.

Shobha Yatra on the occasion of Bhagwan Parshuram Jayanti in Tri Nagar

Bhagwan Parshuram Jayanti - Tri Nagar

An impressive Shobha Yatra of Bhagwan Parshuram was taken out by Brahman Samaj on the occasion of Parshuram Jayanti in Tri Nagar.

Attracting tableaux of Parshuram along with drum, chariot, horses were part of the Shobha Yatra. People from the Brahman society along with devotees of Bhagwan Parshuram were present in large numbers.

The attractive yatra which was flagged off from kanhaiya nagar which traversed through Purana Bus Stand,  Jai Mata Market before culminating at Bhagwan Parshuram Bhawan, Shankar Chowk. There after Prasad was distributed among the devotees.

In short

In the PARASURAMA avatar, Lord Vishnu incarnates himself as a Brahmin (priest) in this world. He was brought into this world to avenge all the Kshatriyas who had become arrogant and oppressed the Brahmins in the world.

Parashuram was furious at this and went and avenged his father's death by killing all the Kshatriyas in 21 battles. His story is the story of the dominance of Brahmins over the Kshatriyas.

Parashurama gave battle skills to Bhishma Pitamah and Dronacharya. Parashurama is immortal. It is also believed that he still lives on Earth and he will also teach Kalaki the war skills to the tenth avatar of Vishnu, who came to Earth at the end of the KalYug.

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