Text 24] Paraśurāma, the Lord's Warrior Incarnation
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arrested Rāvaṇa and put him in custody in the city of Māhiṣmatī, just as one captures a monkey, and then released him neglectfully.
TEXT 23
स एकदा तु मृगयां विचरन् विजने वने ।
यदृच्छयाश्रमपदं
जमदग्नेरुपाविशत् ॥२३॥
sa ekadā tu mṛgayām vicaran vijane vane yadṛcchayāśrama-padam jamadagner upāviśat
saḥ—he, Kārtavīryārjuna; ekadā—once upon a time; tu—but; mṛgayām—while hunting; vicaran—wandering; vijane—solitary; vane—in a forest; yadṛcchayā—without any program; āśrama-padam—the residential place; jamadagneḥ—of Jamadagni Muni; upāviśat—he entered.
TRANSLATION
Once while Kārtavīryārjuna was wandering unengaged in a solitary forest and hunting, he approached the residence of Jamadagni.
PURPORT
Kārtavīryārjuna had no business going to the residence of Jamadagni, but because he was puffed-up by his extraordinary power, he went there and offended Paraśurāma. This was the prelude to his being killed by Paraśurāma for his offensive act.
TEXT 24
तस्मै स नरदेवाय मुनिरर्हणमाहरत् ।
ससैन्यामात्यवाहाय हविष्मत्या तपोधनः ॥२४॥
tasmai sa naradevāya munir arhaṇam āharat