Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Lord Parasurama was born to Sage Jamadagni and
Renuka, was the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu in Satya Yuga. There was a King Kritaveerya in the lineage of
lunar dynasty. King Kritaveerya had a son Karthaviryarjuna, an ardent
devotee of Lord Dattatreya. Karthaviryarjuna attained extra-ordinary
boons with his devotion and it added his arrogance. He turned out
powerful, tyrannical and haughty. Once, King Karthaviryarjuna and his men were
went out for hunting in woodlands and arrived in a beautiful serene
place. There they found the hermitage of Sage Jamadagni. King
Karthavirjaruna and his men were tired of hunger and thirst. They were
approached the hermitage, Sage Jamadagni received his guests with
due honor and respect. Sage Jamadagni earnestly invited his guests for
lunch. The divine cow Kamadhenu who was sent by Lord Indra for assisting Sage
with the Yagna/Yaga procedures was grazing in front of the hermitage. He
requested Kamadhenu to help him in preparing meal for the royal guests.
Kamadhenu enthusiastically assisted
Sage Jamadagni to prepare ceremonial lunch for the guests.
Soon the guests were served with a
sumptuous meal. King Karthaviryarjuna was surprised to notice the whole
procedures and enquired Sage about how could he serve these large number of
guests with the extravagant meal. Sage Jamadagni revealed the
reality that it was the grace of Kamadhenu made him serve his guests with
delicious meal and pointed at the divine cow grazing in front of his hermitage.
After listening to the glories of the divine cow
Kamadhenu, King Karthaviryarjuna had a strong selfish desire to get custody of
her. He became too irrational, he readily offered Sage Jamadagni with
many precious jewels and gifts in place of Kamadhenu. But Sage Jamadagni
gracefully refused all the precious gifts offered to him. The most
infuriated King Karthaviryarjuna ordered his men to get hold of the cow and
forcefully taken to his capital Mahishmati. Sage Jamadagni was totally
distressed and lamented over her absence, whilst Parasurama was assigned with
the job of collecting woods and materials for Yagna procedures. Shortly,
Parasurama arrived at the hermitage and alarmed to see his father
brokenhearted. He learned from his father what had happened in his
absence. He was mounted with anger, got hold of his axe and left the
hermitage searching for King Karthaviryarjna and his men.
Parasurama had a fierce battle with the King
Karthaviryarjuna and his men. He mercilessly chopped off King
Karthaviryarjuna’s warriors. Finally, King Karthaviryarjuna appeared
before parasurama and in the ferocious battle King Karthaviryarjuna lost his
thousand arms and killed instantly. The remaining warriors and his sons
were run off from the battle field. Parasurama victoriously brought back the
divine cow Kamadhenu from their custody and respectfully handed to his father
Sage Jamadhagni.
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