Text 9] Lord Parasurama Destroys the Ruling Class 253

TEXE 8

THY FMS MATT LAAT |
flefizeitdt mam aici

uttasthus te kusalino
nidrapaya iwarjasa

pitur vidvams tapo-viryam
ramas cakre suhrd-vadham

uttasthuh—got up immediately; te—Lord Parasurdma’s mother and
brothers; kusalinah—being happily alive; nidra-apadye—at the end of
sound sleep; iva—like; afjasa—very soon; pituh—of his father;
vidvan—being aware of; tapah—austerity; viryam—power; ramah—
Lord Parasurama; cakre—executed; suhrt-vadham—killing of his
family members.

TRANSLATION

Thereafter, by the benediction of Jamadagni, Lord Parasu-
rama’s mother and brothers immediately came alive and were very
happy, as if awakened from sound sleep. Lord Parasuraéma had
killed his relatives in accordance with his father’s order because he
was fully aware of his father’s power, austerity and learning.

TEXT 9

ASGTET FM THY AT: AIT |
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ye ‘rjunasya suta rajan
smarantah sva-pitur vadham
rama-virya-parabhiita
lebhire Sarma na kvacit

ye—those who; arjunasya—of Kartaviryarjuna; sutah—sons;
rajan—O Maharaja Pariksit; smarantah—always remembering; sva-
pituh vadham—their father’s having been killed (by Paragurama);
