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Parashurama
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Parashurama (), also referred to as Ram Jamadagnya, Ram Bhargav and Viraram, is the sixth avatar among the Dashavatara of the preserver god Vishnu in Hinduism. Hindu tradition holds him to be the destroyer of evil on Earth. He liberates the Mother Earth from felons, ill-behaved men, extremists, demons and those blind with pride. He is described as one of the Chiranjivi (Immortals), who will appear at the end of the Kali Yuga to be the guru of Vishnu's tenth and last incarnation, Kalki.
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Hindu
- Deity.image
- Parashurama with axe.jpg
- Deity.member_of
- Dashavatara and Chiranjivi
- Deity.day
- Thursday
- Deity.caption
- Parashuram by Raja Ravi Varma
- Deity.Devanagari
- परशुराम
- Deity.father
- Jamadagni
- Deity.mother
- Renuka
- Deity.affiliation
- Vaishnavism
- Deity.abode
- Mahendra Mountains
- Deity.weapon
- Parashu ('''')
- Deity.spouse
- Dharani
- Deity.siblings
- Rumaṇvān, Suhotra, Vasu, and Viśvāvasu
- Deity.birth_date
- Akshaya Tritiya
- Deity.birth_place
- Janapav
- Royalty.name
- Dashavatara Sequence
- Royalty.predecessor
- Vamana
- Royalty.successor
- Rama
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20 sectionsContents
- Legend
- Epic Ramayana
- Bhishma
- Parshuram Kshetra
- Shastras
- Devi Bhagvata Purana
- Vishnu Purana
- Vayu Purana
- Mahabharata
- Samanta Panchaka
- Parashurama Kshetra
- Iconography
- List of Temples
- Gallery
- In popular culture
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Parashurama (), also referred to as Ram Jamadagnya, Ram Bhargav and Viraram, is the sixth avatar among the Dashavatara of the preserver god Vishnu in Hinduism. Hindu tradition holds him to be the destroyer of evil on Earth. He liberates the Mother Earth from felons, ill-behaved men, extremists, demons and those blind with pride. He is described as one of the Chiranjivi (Immortals), who will appear at the end of the Kali Yuga to be the guru of Vishnu's tenth and last incarnation, Kalki.
Born to Jamadagni and Renuka, the Brahmin Parashuram was foretold to appear at a time when overwhelming evil prevailed on the earth. The Kshatriya caste, with weapons and power, had begun to abuse their power, take what belonged to others by force, and tyrannise people. He corrected the cosmic equilibrium by destroying these Kshatriyas twenty-one times (leaving some lineages). He is married to Dharani, an incarnation of Lakshmi, the wife of Vishnu.