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It had four cutting edges, one on each end of the blade head and one on each end of the shaft. The parashu was known as the most lethal close combat weapon of the epics. It is one of the weapons of Shiva, Parashurama, and Durga and is still depicted on their idols throughout India.
Parashurama (Sanskrit: परशुराम, romanized: Paraśurāma, lit. 'Rama with an axe'), also referred to as Rama Jamadagnya , Rama Bhargava and Virarama , [3] is the sixth avatar among the Dashavatara of the preserver god Vishnu in Hinduism . [4]
Parashurama, one of the 10 avatars (incarnations) of the Hindu god Vishnu. The Mahabharata and the Puranas record that Parashurama was born to the Brahman sage Jamadagni and the princess Renuka, a member of the Kshatriya class. When Jamadagni suspected Renuka of an unchaste thought, he ordered
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Lord Parashurama, the Brahmin warrior, is the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu. He is one of the eight immortals of Hindu mythology. He is considered one of the greatest warriors as well as a great sage. His real name is Bhargav Rama. He is the son of one of the Saptarshis, Jamadagni, and the great-grandson of Rishi Bhrigu, who wrote Bhrigusamhita.
As most of us know that Lord Parashurama got his axe (Parashu) from Lord Shiva. Same story is mention in wikipedia as: Parashurama, a Brahmin, received his famous axe after undertaking terrible penance to please Shiva, who in turn taught him Kalaripayattu (the mother of all martial arts).
Parashurama - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hindus believe that Lord Vishnu has many important Avatars. Parashurama, also known as Parashuram Avatar, was the sixth important avatar of Lord Vishnu. In this avatar, Lord Vishnu was in the form of a human.
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Hindu Gods Goddess. Parashurama. “Parashurama” is the sixth avatar (incarnation) of Lord Vishnu in Hindu mythology. Parashurama is known as the warrior with an axe (“parashu” means axe in Sanskrit), and he is often depicted as a Brahmin warrior who wields a battle axe.
