Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 15: Paraśurāma, the Lord's Warrior Incarnation |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.15.28
ghoram ādāya paraśuḿ
satūṇaḿ varma kārmukam
anvadhāvata durmarṣo
mṛgendra iva yūthapam
SYNONYMS
ghoram — extremely fierce; ādāya — taking in hand; paraśum — a chopper; sa-tūṇam — along with a quiver; varma — a shield; kārmukam — a bow; anvadhāvata — followed; durmarṣaḥ — Lord Paraśurāma, being exceedingly angry; mṛgendraḥ — a lion; iva — like; yūthapam — (goes to attack) an elephant.
TRANSLATION
Taking up his fierce chopper, his shield, his bow and a quiver of arrows, Lord Paraśurāma, exceedingly angry, chased Kārtavīryārjuna just as a lion chases an elephant.
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