Canto 9: LiberationChapter 16: Lord Paraśurāma Destroys the World's Ruling Class

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.16.1

śrī-śuka uvāca

pitropaśikṣito rāmas

tatheti kuru-nandana

saḿvatsaraḿ tīrtha-yātrāḿ

caritvāśramam āvrajat

SYNONYMS

śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said; pitrā — by his father; upaśikṣitaḥ — thus advised; rāmaḥ — Lord Paraśurāma; tathā iti — let it be so; kuru-nandanaO son of the Kuru dynasty, Mahārāja Parīkṣit; saḿvatsaram — for one complete year; tīrtha-yātrām — traveling to all the holy places; caritvā — after executing; āśramamto his own residence; āvrajat — returned.

TRANSLATION

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: My dear Mahārāja Parīkṣit, son of the Kuru dynasty, when Lord Paraśurāma was given this order by his father, he immediately agreed, saying, "Let it be so." For one complete year he traveled to holy places. Then he returned to his father's residence.

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