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HINDU GOD - PARASURAM
THE ANGRY MAN
Parasuram, the sixth incarnation, was
born as a Brahmin, but later acted as a
ksatriya. He is seen in a human form
holding a battle ax in one hand.
Sometimes he is seen with four hands
carrying a sword, ax, bow, and arrows.
There are just a few temples dedicated
to Parasuram in India. Parasu means
“ax,” and thus his name means “Rama with
an ax.” He was the son of the sage
Jamadagni and Renuka. Siva showed
Parasuram how to fight and also provided
him with his ax.
One time, the powerful ksatriya king,
Kartaviryarjuna, who had one thousand
arms, stole Jamadagni’s kamadhenu
(wish-fulfilling) cow. Parasuram then
killed the king to regain the cow. After
killing the king, xe "Jamadagni"
Jamadagni, told him that killing a king
is sinful, and that as a Brahmin he
should have tolerated the offense.
Jamadagni advised Parasuram to atone for
his sin by traveling to various holy
places.
While Parasuram was traveling, the
king’s sons avenged their father by
killing Jamadagni. Parasuram then killed
twenty-one generations of the ksatriya
race in order to purify the ksatriya
race.
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