Text 8

Text

uttasthus te kuśalino
nidrāpāya ivāñjasā
pitur vidvāṁs tapo-vīryaṁ
rāmaś cakre suhṛd-vadham

Synonyms

uttasthuḥ—got up immediately; te—Lord Paraśurāma’s mother and brothers; kuśalinaḥ—being happily alive; nidrā-apāye—at the end of sound sleep; iva—like; añjasā—very soon; pituḥ—of his father; vidvan—being aware of; tapah—austerity; vīryam—power; ramah—Lord Paraśurāma; cakre—executed; suhrt-vadham—killing of his family members. 

Translation

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

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