Text 15] Lord Parasurama Destroys the Ruling Class 257
TRANSLATION
Lamenting in grief for the death of her husband, the most
chaste Renuka struck her own body with her hands and cried very
loudly, ““O Rama, my dear son Rama!”
TEXT 14
ba S
MATT «TEN «Mat TAH ULI
tad upasrutya diirastha
ha ramety artavat svanam
tvarayasramam dsadya
dadrsuh pitaram hatam
tat—that crying of Renuka; upasrutya—upon hearing; diira-sthah—
although staying a long distance away; ha rama—O Rama, O Rama; iti—
thus; drta-vat—very aggrieved; svanam—the sound; tvaraya—very
hastily; a@sramam—to the residence of Jamadagni; dsaédya—coming;
dadrsuh—saw; pitaram—the father; hatam—killed.
TRANSLATION
Although the sons of Jamadagni, including Lord Parasurama,
were a long distance from home, as soon as they heard Renuka
loudly calling ‘“O Rama, O my son,” they hastily returned to the
asrama, where they saw their father already killed.
TEXT 15
a qraaeatftarnaaaaea:
EL AA ATA fy AFA AT ATL 2 UI
te duhkha-rosamarsarti-
Soka-vega-vimohitah
