Canto 9: LiberationChapter 15: Paraśurāma, the Lord's Warrior Incarnation

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.15.29

tam āpatantaḿ bhṛgu-varyam ojasā

dhanur-dharaḿ bāṇa-paraśvadhāyudham

aiṇeya-carmāmbaram arka-dhāmabhir

yutaḿ jaṭābhir dadṛśe purīḿ viśan

SYNONYMS

tam — that Lord Paraśurāma; āpatantam — coming after him; bhṛgu-varyam — the best of the Bhṛgu dynasty, Lord Paraśurāma; ojasā — very fiercely; dhanuḥ-dharam — carrying a bow; bāṇa — arrows; paraśvadha — chopper; āyudham — having all these weapons; aiṇeya-carma — blackish deerskin; ambaram — the covering of his body; arka-dhāmabhiḥ — appearing like the sunshine; yutam jaṭābhiḥ — with locks of hair; dadṛśehe saw; purīm — into the capital; viśan — entering.

TRANSLATION

As King Kārtavīryārjuna entered his capital, Māhiṣmatī Purī, he saw Lord Paraśurāma, the best of the Bhṛgu dynasty, coming after him, holding a chopper, shield, bow and arrows. Lord Paraśurāma was covered with a black deerskin, and his matted locks of hair appeared like the sunshine.

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