Text 28] Lord Parasurama Destroys the Ruling Class 267

evam—in this way; bhrgusu—in the dynasty of Bhrgu; visva-atma —
the soul of the universe, the Supersoul; bhagavin—the Supreme Per-
sonality of Godhead; harih—the Lord; isvarah—the supreme controller;
avatirya—appearing as an incarnation; param—great; bharam—the
burden; bhuvah—of the world; ahan—killed; bahusah—many times;
nrpan—kings.
TRANSLATION

In this way the supreme soul, the Supreme Personality of God-
head, the Lord and the supreme controller, descended as an incar-
nation in the Bhrgu dynasty and released the universe from the
burden of undesirable kings by killing them many times.

TEXT 28
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TH AAG Ft A AATAAY 2c

gadher abhiin maha-tejah
samiddha iva pavakah
tapasa ksdtram utsrjya
yo lebhe brahma-varcasam

gadheh—from Maharaja Gadhi; abhiit—was born; maha-tejah—very
powerful; samiddhah—inflamed; iva—like; pavakah—fire; tapasa—
by austerities and penances; ksatram—the position of a ksatriya;
utsrjya—giving up; yah—one who (Visvamitra); lebhe—achieved;
brahma-varcasam—the quality of a brahmana.

TRANSLATION
Visvamitra, the son of Maharaja Gadhi, was as powerful as the
flames of fire. From the position of a ksatriya, he achieved the
position of a powerful brahmana by undergoing penances and
austerities.

PURPORT

Now, having narrated the history of Lord Parasurama, Sukadeva
Gosvami begins the history of Visvamitra. From the history of
