Category:God Is Lord Parasurama
Theme Analysis
The philosophical essence of this category establishes the divine identity and mission of Lord Paraśurāma, a powerful śaktyāveśa-avatāra (empowered incarnation) of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Śrīla Prabhupāda explains that when the ruling class of administrators (kṣatriyas) became completely degraded by the modes of passion and ignorance, and began to disrespect brahminical culture, the Lord descended to rectify the situation. Although Lord Paraśurāma appeared in a family of brāhmaṇas as the son of Jamadagni, He circumstantially took up the fierce weapons of a warrior to uproot the unwanted, atheistic kings. He annihilated the sinful kṣatriyas twenty-one consecutive times, particularly killing the proud and offensive Kārtavīryārjuna. After completing His mission of subduing evil principles and protecting the devotees, Lord Paraśurāma perfectly exhibited the behavior of a saintly person by undertaking austerities and returning to His brahminical duties, thus teaching human society the absolute necessity of maintaining religious principles and varṇāśrama-dharma.
- The Empowered Incarnation: Lord Paraśurāma is celebrated in the Vedic literatures as a śaktyāveśa-avatāra, specifically empowered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead to subdue evil principles and miscreants.
- Annihilating the Degraded Kings: When the government becomes irresponsible and deviates from the Absolute Truth, the Lord incarnates to deliver severe punishment. Lord Paraśurāma killed the sinful kṣatriya class twenty-one times.
- Punishing the Proud: The powerful King Kārtavīryārjuna became overly puffed-up by his material opulence and offended the sage Jamadagni. Consequently, Lord Paraśurāma chased him down and killed him.
- Setting the Perfect Example: Although He is the Supreme Lord, Lord Paraśurāma demonstrated adherence to religious codes. After performing His duty as a warrior, He humbly worshiped the holy places and returned to the peaceful life of a brāhmaṇa.
- Explore the synthesized essence of this category in this Vanipedia article: God Is Lord Paraśurāma - The Warrior Brāhmaṇa Incarnation.
Pages in category "God Is Lord Parasurama"
The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.
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- After finishing Parasurama's work as a ksatriya, he again became a brahmana and returned to Mahendra-parvata
- All the sages like Parvata Muni, Narada, Dhaumya, Vyasa the incarnation of God, Brhadasva, Bharadvaja and Parasurama and disciples, Vasistha, Indrapramada, Trita, Grtsamada, Asita, Kaksivan, Gautama, Atri, Kausika and Sudarsana were present (with Bhisma)
- Although Lord Parasurama was an incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he had to account for sinful activities
- As far as the saktyavesa-avataras are concerned, they include King Prthu (the incarnation of administrative power), and Parasurama (the incarnation who subdues evil principles)
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- If the government becomes irresponsible and sinful, not caring for brahminical culture, there will certainly be an incarnation of God like Parasurama to create a devastation by fire, famine, pestilence or some other calamity
- In his book Laghu-bhagavatamrta, Srila Rupa Gosvami has enumerated the following twenty-five lila-avataras: Prthu, Nrsimha, Kurma, Dhanvantari, Mohini, Vamana, Parasurama, Raghavendra, Vyasa, Balarama, Krsna, Buddha and Kalki
- In previous times, when the ruling class was degraded to the modes of passion and ignorance, the brahmanas, headed by such a ksatriya-spirited brahmana as Parasurama, killed them twenty-one consecutive times
- It is not imagination but a fact that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, by His sweet will, appears in different incarnations, such as Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Nrsimha, Vamana, Parasurama, Ramacandra, Balarama, Buddha and many other forms
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- Parasurama became angry at Kartaviryarjuna and killed him and rid the entire world of ksatriyas twenty-one times
- Parasurama is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and his eternal mission is to protect the devotees and annihilate the miscreants
- Parasurama, the incarnation of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, killed Kartaviryarjuna because Kartaviryarjuna was too proud
- Pariksit inquired from Sukadeva Gosvami: What was the offense that the ksatriyas who could not control their senses committed before Parasurama, the incarnation of the S P of God, for which the Lord annihilated the ksatriya dynasty again and again?
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- Sometimes the Lord invests His power to rule in a king like Prthu and enables such a king to kill rogues and miscreants. He also invests His power in incarnations like Parasurama
- Sukadeva Gosvami was not known as brahmarsi, rajarsi or devarsi, nor was he an incarnation like Narada, Vyasa or Parasurama. And yet he excelled them in respects paid
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- Taking up His fierce chopper, His shield, His bow and a quiver of arrows, Lord Parasurama, exceedingly angry, chased Kartaviryarjuna just as a lion chases an elephant
- The Supreme Personality of Godhead invested the power of personal service in Lord Sesa, and He invested the power to rule the earth in King Prthu. Lord Parasurama received the power to kill rogues and miscreants
- These histories (of Parasurama and Visvamitra) confirm the statements in sastra that a brahmana may become a ksatriya, a ksatriya may become a brahmana or vaisya, and a vaisya may become a brahmana, by achieving the required qualities
- To kill all the sinful men is one among the tasks of the incarnation of Godhead. Lord Parasurama killed all the ksatriyas twenty-one times consecutively because they were disobedient to the brahminical culture
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- When the army of the enemy was full of soldiers, elephants and horses, Lord Parasurama proceeded into their midst at the speed of mind to kill them. When somewhat tired, he slowed down to the speed of wind and continued to kill the enemies vigorously
- When the ruling administrators, who are known as the ksatriyas, turned astray from the path of the Absolute Truth, being desirous to suffer in hell, the Lord, in His incarnation as the sage Parasurama, uprooted those unwanted kings
- Whenever the government disrespects the supremacy of the Personality of Godhead and fails to protect the institution of varnasrama-dharma, it will certainly have to face such catastrophes as formerly brought about by Lord Parasurama
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- You also incarnated as Lord Ramacandra, Parasurama and Vamana, the dwarf. You have always protected us demigods and the universe in this way. Now please continue
- Your Lordship previously accepted incarnations as a fish, a horse, a tortoise, Narasimhadeva, a boar, a swan, Lord Ramacandra, Parasurama and, among the demigods, Vamanadeva, to protect the entire world by Your mercy - SB 10.2.40