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    Parashurama (Sanskrit: परशुराम, romanized: Paraśurāma, lit. 'Rama with an axe'), also referred to as Rama Jamadagnya, Rama Bhargava and Virarama, is the...
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    Parashurama Jayanti (Sanskrit: परशुरामजयंती, romanized: Paraśurāmajayantī) is a Hindu festival observed to celebrate the birth of Parashurama, the sixth...
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  • The Parashurama Kalpasutra (Sanskrit: परशुरामकल्पसूत्रम्, romanized: Paraśurāmakalpasūtram) is a Shakta Agama, a Hindu text on Shri Vidya practices ascribed...
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    of figures, in this order: Matsya; Kurma; Varaha; Narasimha; Vamana; Parashurama; Rama; Krishna or Balarama; Buddha or Krishna; and Kalki. In traditions...
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    waging a war on asuras. Later Shiva hand over this Bow to Parashurama and with this bow, Parashurama annihilated the evil Kshetriyas 21 times. The Mahabharata...
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    that only Jamadagni's son, Parashurama rivalled Arjuna. Enraged, Arjuna went to Jamadagni's hermitage to see Parashurama's power. The Puranas recount...
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    Jamadagni has five children with his wife, Renuka, the youngest of whom is Parashurama, an avatar of Vishnu. According to the Bhagavata Purana, the sage Richika...
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    Parashurama Theme Park is a tourist destination built on Ummikkal hill in Bailur near Karkala in Udupi district. A bronze statue of Lord Vishnu's sixth...
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    youth from the god Shiva taught Devavrata in the duties of the Yatis. Parashurama: The son of Jamadagni trained Bhishma in warfare. Indra: The king of...
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    Andhra Pradesh and the western state of Maharashtra. She is the mother of Parashurama, the sixth avatar of god Vishnu. She was given the name "Renuka" and...
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  • sa:परशुराम in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Parashurama is a mythical warrior-saint in Hinduism. Parashurama (alternatively Parashuram, Parasurama, Parasuram...
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    with sixty ponds and sixty gardens by Parashurama, the sixth incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. Parashurama is believed to be the founder and creator...
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    later, Drona heard that the sage Parashurama was donating his wealth. However, by the time Drona reached Parashurama's hermitage in the Mahendra Mountain...
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    Onam (section Parashurama)
    legend, celebrates Parashurama's creation of Kerala by marking those days as the new year. The legend and worship of Parashurama is attested in texts...
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    accepted by Bhishma as his wife. Despite her efforts, as well as those of Parashurama, Bhishma refuses to marry her. Amba holds Bhishma responsible for her...
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    who gave it to Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, whose name means "Rama with the axe" and also taught him its mastery. Parashurama was the guru of...
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    Purana. The bow is offered to him by Parashurama, the previous incarnation of Vishnu. In the Ramayana, Parashurama, the Brahmin warrior who is famously...
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    the Bhargava race include: Chyavana Shukra Shaunaka Richika Jamadagni Parashurama Valmiki The rulers of the Haihaya dynasty are first described to be great...
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  • literary work in Sanskrit believed to have been narrated by Dattatreya to Parashurama. It is an ancient prime text which is one of the treatises on Advaita...
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    consort Parvati before Parashurama. He was so pleased to see that the lingam was consecrated with the customs and rites by Parashurama, his greatest devotee...
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    Prasenjit was the maternal grandfather of Parashurama Yuvanashva(2) Mandhata (a contemporary of Parashurama, Druhyu king Arabdha and demon King Madhu...
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    with her state of mind, and told her that Parashurama, Bhishma's martial guru, would come to her aid. Parashurama visited Hastinapura, and commanded his...
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    Parashurama is located at Mango meadows Agricultural Theme Park, Kaduthuruthy, Kerala, India. The height of the statue is about 30 feet. Parashurama is...
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    says that it is the place where Lord Parashurama, a chiranjeevi stays eternally and performs tapasya. Parashurama is the sixth avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism...
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  • in Lohit district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Dedicated to the deity Parashurama, the popular site attracts pilgrims from Nepal, from across India,including...
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  • Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. They are the place where Bhargava Rama, or Parashurama, spends his days of life, as he is one of the chiranjeevi, meaning he...
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    Kapila and Kaundinya rivers. This place is termed as Parashurama Kshetra where the sage Parashurama is said to have cleansed himself from the sin of beheading...
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    in the Mahabharata by all warriors except for Krishna, Arjuna, Drona, Parashurama, Pradyumna, and Abhimanyu. Abhimanyu had learnt how to break into the...
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  • weapon manifests with the four heads of Brahma as its tip. Agnivesha, Parashurama, Bhishma, Drona, Karna, Ashwatthama and Arjuna possessed the knowledge...
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    capital. During the homeward journey to Ayodhya, another avatar of Vishnu, Parashurama, challenged Rama to combat, on the condition that he was able to string...
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