Mahaabhaarat
Parashuraam Jee (3)
1. Birth of Parashuraam Parashuraam Jee and Raam In Maanas In Maanas this incident is described in a very elaborated way. It is called "Parashuraam-Lakshman Dialog". We meet Parashuraam Jee in Baal Kaand when Raam had broken Shiv Jee's bow in Janak Puree to marry Seetaa. He entered Janak's court in a great rage and asked "Who has broken my Shiv's bow?" Raam kept quiet but Lakshman did not, He talked to him in a very liberal way. Once Lakshman said - "We have broken many bows in our childhood, but you have never been so angry with us, now what? Why are you so angry on breaking of this old bow?" Parashuraam Jee said - "O fool, You don't know, this is not that type of bow. This is Shiv Jee's bow." Both had very hot arguments. Then in the end Raam had to intervene - "Whoever has broken the bow, He must be one of your servants. So please forgive Him." But Parashuraam Jee was adamant, he said - "If you have broken this bow then try my bow also, if you can pull its string." Raam agreed. But as Parashuraam Jee wanted to give his bow to Raam, he was surprised to see that it went to Him itself. Then Parashuraam Jee knew that He was Raam, Vishnu's Avataar. He bowed Him and went away after blessing Him. In Raamaayan In Raamaayan we meet him also in Baal Kaand, but at the time when Dashrath Jee was coming back to Ayodhyaa after marrying his four sons to four daughters of Janak family. Then on the way they met him. Dashrath got frightened seeing him, because everybody knew about his anger, and Dashrath never wanted any trouble at this time. Besides Parashuraam Jee was the enemy of Kshatriya, so Dashrath was scared lest he killed his sons. Dashrath Jee said - "Please spare the lives of my sons, because you have abandoned killing Kshatriya and now live on Mahendra Parvat, after donating Prithvi to Kashyap Jee. Why are you angry to destroy me? Because if Raam will be killed, nobody will remain alive among us." Parashuraam Jee didn't pay any attention to Dashrath and said to Raam - "Whichever two great bows Vishwaamitra Jee built with great labor, one of them you have already broken, that was Shiv Jee's bow. But this bow's string cannot be pulled by everybody. This is Vaishnav bow, it kills enemies. Vishnu got it from Devtaa and it is like Shiv's bow. Vishnu gave this bow to Richeek Muni, he gave to his son - Maharshi Jamdagni (my father), and my father gave it to me. If you are able to pull its string then I will fight with you." Raam said - "Whatever you did, you did right, but you are insulting me being Kshatriya and considering me weak, so test my bravery and might." Then Raam pulled the string of Jamdagnikaa named bow. Raam again said - "You are Braahman that is why you are respectable to us, besides you are nephew (sister's son) of our Guru Vishwaamitra Jee, but this is my intent to destroy your power to go to any Lok got by Tapasyaa. This arrow is divine and destroys all pride." Parashuraam Jee got frightened seeing that arrow. He said - "Hey Raam, When I donated Prithvi to Kashyap Jee I promised him that I will not live in your kingdom. Therefore to keep my words, I do not sleep on the ground. When you will release this arrow I will be on Mahendra Parvat." and he went away. Parashuraam and Krishn When Krishn finished His education in Guru Saandeepan's Gurukul, He called Parashuraam to handover His Chakra (Divine disc) to Him as He was entering in that phase of His life in which He had to lot many great jobs. So Parashuraam Jee came and handed over His Chakra saying - "I took retirement in Raam's period after handing over the Vishwa bow to Him and went to Van, but it doesn't mean that Kshatriya can do all kinds of brutalities and we keep silence. Take your Chakra and do whatever you like." He went away after handing over His Chakra to Him.
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by Sushma Gupta
On 5/27/04
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Modified on 11/07/04