PLATE SEVEN

Upon seeing Lord Parasurama, Kartaviryarjuna immediately feared
him and sent many elephants, chariots and horses, along with nearly two
million soldiers equipped with clubs, swords, arrows and many other
weapons to fight against him. But Lord Parasurama killed all of them.
Being expert in killing the enemy, the Lord worked with the speed of the
mind and wind, slashing his enemies with his chopper. Wherever he
went, the enemies fell, their legs, arms and shoulders being severed,
their chariot drivers killed, and their carriers, the elephants and horses,
all annihilated. By manipulating his axe and arrows, Lord Parasurama
cut to pieces the shields, flags, bows and bodies of Kartaviryarjuna’s
soldiers, who fell on the battlefield, muddying the ground with their
blood. (pp. 236-239)
