Text 9] Lord Parasurama Destroys the Ruling Class 253
TEXT 8
THEYA FAA HATTA SATA |
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frafiarrnat wat ae lic
uttasthus te kusalino
nidrapaya ivarijasa
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 ParaSurama 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
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ISAT FA TAT UA: SATA |
THAIN St TA a BATS II
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);
