Character of the Valmiki Ramayana

Parashurama

परशुराम

The axe-bearing Brahmin-warrior and sixth avatar of Vishnu, whose rage at a broken bow melts when he meets the seventh.

Key episodes

Questions to explore

  • Why did one avatar of Vishnu challenge another?
  • What humbled the warrior who had no equal?

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