Text 36] Parasurama, the Lord’s Warrior Incarnation 241
very forcefully; yudhi—in the battlefield; bhujan—all the arms;
kuthadrena—by his axe; kathora-nemind—which was very sharp;
ciccheda—cut to pieces; raémah—Lord Parasurama; prasabham—with
great force; tu—but; ahah iva—just like the hoods of a serpent.
TRANSLATION
When his arrows were cut to pieces, Kartaviryarjuna uprooted
many trees and hills with his own hands and again rushed strongly
toward Lord Parasurama to kill him. But Parasurama then used his
axe with great force to cut off Kartaviryarjuna’s arms, just as one
might lop off the hoods of a serpent.
TEXTS 35-36
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egret fit ote avatar RII
krtta-bahoh Siras tasya
gireh srigam ivaharat
hate pitari tat-putra
ayutam dudruvur bhayat
agnihotrim updavartya
savatsam para-vira-ha
samupetyasramam pitre
pariklistam samarpayat
krtta-bahoh—of Kartaviryarjuna, whose arms were cut off; sirah—
the head; tasya—of him (Kartaviryarjuna); gireh—of a mountain;
Sriygam—the peak; iva—like; Gharat—(Parasurama) cut from his body;
hate pitari—when their father was killed; tat-putrah—his sons;
ayutam—ten thousand; dudruvuh—fled; bhayat—out of fear; ag-
nihotrim—the kdmadhenu; updvartya—bringing near; sa-vatsam—
with her calf; para-vira-ha—Parasurdma, who could kill the heroes of
the enemies; samupetya—after returning; asramam—to the residence
