Text 28] Lord Paraśurāma Destroys the Ruling Class
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evam —in this way;  bhṛguṣu —in the dynasty of Bhṛgu;  viśva-ātmā —the soul of the universe, the Supersoul;  bhagavān —the Supreme Personality of Godhead;  hariḥ —the Lord;  īśvaraḥ —the supreme controller;  avatīrya —appearing as an incarnation;  param —great;  bhāram —the burden;  bhuvaḥ —of the world;  ahan —killed;  bahuśaḥ —many times;  nṛpān —kings.
TRANSLATION
In this way the supreme soul, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Lord and the supreme controller, descended as an incarnation in the Bhṛgu dynasty and released the universe from the burden of undesirable kings by killing them many times.
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गाधेरभून्महातेजाः समिद्ध इव पावकः । तपसा क्षात्रमुत्सृज्य यो लेभे ब्रह्मवर्चसम् ॥२८॥
gādher abhūn mahā-tejāḥ samiddha iva pāvakaḥ tapasā kṣātram utsṛjya yo lebhe brahma-varcasam
gādheḥ —from Mahārāja Gādhi;  abhūt —was born;  mahā-tejāḥ —very powerful;  samiddhaḥ —inflamed;  iva —like;  pāvakaḥ —fire;  tapasā —by austerities and penances;  kṣātram —the position of a  kṣatriya ;  utsṛjya —giving up;  yaḥ —one who (Viśvāmitra);  lebhe —achieved;  brahma-varcasam —the quality of a  brāhmaṇa .
TRANSLATION
Viśvāmitra, the son of Mahārāja Gādhi, was as powerful as the flames of fire. From the position of a  kṣatriya , he achieved the position of a powerful  brāhmaṇa  by undergoing penances and austerities.
PURPORT
Now, having narrated the history of Lord Paraśurāma, Śukadeva Gosvāmī begins the history of Viśvāmitra. From the history of