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Chapter 15: Paraśurāma, the Lord's Warrior Incarnation

Verse 29 of 35
SB 9.15.29

तमापतन्तं भृगुवर्यमोजसा धनुर्धरं बाणपरश्वधायुधम् ऐणेयचर्माम्बरमर्कधामभिर्युतं जटाभिर्ददृशे पुरीं विशन्

tam āpatantaṁ bhṛgu-varyam ojasā dhanur-dharaṁ bāṇa-paraśvadhāyudham aiṇeya-carmāmbaram arka-dhāmabhir yutaṁ jaṭābhir dadṛśe purīṁ viśan

Synonyms

tam—that Lord Paraśurāma; āpatantam—coming after him; bhṛgu-varyam—the best of the Bhṛgu dynasty, Lord Paraśurāma; ojasā—very fiercely; dhanuḥ-dharam—carrying a bow; bāṇa—arrows; paraśvadha—chopper; āyudham—having all these weapons; aiṇeya-carma—blackish deerskin; ambaram—the covering of his body; arka-dhāmabhiḥ—appearing like the sunshine; yutam jaṭābhiḥ—with locks of hair; dadṛśe—he saw; purīm—into the capital; viśan—entering..

Translation

As King Kārtavīryārjuna entered his capital, Māhiṣmatī Purī, he saw Lord Paraśurāma, the best of the Bhṛgu dynasty, coming after him, holding a chopper, shield, bow and arrows. Lord Paraśurāma was covered with a black deerskin, and his matted locks of hair appeared like the sunshine.

Verse 29 of 35