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Parshuram Jayanti date, birth story, naming, and his characteristics..
gururbrahma, gururvishnu gururdevo maheshvar:.
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Best wishes to all of you and your family members on Lord Parshuram Jayanti….!!
Birth date of Parshuram ji
According to Hindu religious texts, Parashuram ji was born on “Tritiya Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Vaishakh month”. Which is called “Akshay Tritiya”. In such a situation, this year this date is on Friday, May 10, 2024. Parshuram Jayanti is celebrated every year on this date.
He was born on the Tritiya Tithi (Akshay Tritiya) of Shukla Paksha of Vaishakh month in Punarvasu Nakshatra in the first quarter of the night, Rahu was situated in Gemini with exalted planets. He has got a place among the 7 Chiranjeevis. He is considered to be the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
Parshuram’s parents
Parashuram ji was the son of Maharishi Jamadagni and grandson of sage Richik. His mother’s name was Renuka. His brothers’ names were Rukmawan, Sukheen, Vasu, Vishwavasan.
He is also called Jamadagnaya, Ram and Bhargava. His description is found in texts like Mahabharata, Ramayana, Ramcharitmanas, Vishnu Purana etc.
He is considered to be the incarnation of Lord Vishnu. It is believed that Parashuram ji was incarnated to destroy the unrighteous kings. He was a worshiper of Lord Shiva.
Birth story of Parshuram ji
According to the legend, Gadhi King married his daughter named Satyavati to sage Richik.
Did. Gadhi Naresh had no son, so his wife told her daughter that your husband is very bright. Ask for a boon from him so that I may have a son. Satyavati also had a desire to have a son.
Therefore, Satyavati told her husband about the progeny of both herself and her mother. Maharishi Richik cooked charu as per the invitations of both his wife and mother-in-law. Her mother-in-law felt that the charu cooked for her daughter was better, so she herself ate her daughter’s charu.
When sage Richik came to know about it, he said to Satyavati that your son will be a warrior and brother Brahma will be knowledgeable. Satyavati was sad to hear this. The sage started saying that the mantras would not have any effect otherwise. But I can do this much for you that your son will be a Brahma-gyani and your grandson will be a warrior.
Satyavati gave birth to a son named Jamadagni and her mother gave birth to sage Vishwamitra as a son. Sage Jamadagni married Renuka and gave birth to Parashurama. He had four more sons whose names were Rukmawan, Sukheen, Vasu, Vishwavasan. Parshuram ji was a Brahmin by birth but he was a Kshatriya by deeds. He had destroyed Haihaya dynasty Kshatriyas 21 times.
How did he get the name Parashuram
Sage Jamadagni named his son Ram. When Parshuram ji did penance from Lord Shiva and received an ax (axe) from him as a boon, his name Parshuram became famous.
Parshuram’s Guru
Maharishi Vishwamitra and Maharishi Richik had taught him. He was a worshiper of Lord Shiva and had also taken lessons from Lord Shiva.
Murder of mother on father’s orders
Once Parshuram ji’s mother went to the river to collect water. There a Gandharva named Chitrarath was seen playing with the nymphs. She became enamored with Chitrarath Gandharva. On the other hand, he got delayed in taking water for Havan and on the other hand, Rishi Jamdagni came to know everything with his power of determination and ordered his sons to kill the mother.
The four elder brothers did not listen to their father but Parashuram ji knew the influence of his father, so he obeyed his father and killed his mother. Due to which sage Jamdagni was pleased, then Parshuram ji asked for the boon of bringing his mother back to life and brought mother Renuka back to life.
Killed Haihaya dynasty Kshatriya kings 21 times
Once King Sahastrarjun, by performing penance, attained a thousand arms and immense wealth and glory. Once he came to the ashram of sage Jamadagni with his army. The sage treated him with great respect and served food to him along with his army. When Sahastrarjuna came to know about the miraculous cow of sage Jamdagni, he took the cow away by force. When Parshuram ji came to know about it, he killed King Sahastrarjun and brought the cow back.
One day when Parshuram ji was not in the ashram, Sahastrarjun’s sons killed sage Jamadagni. When Parshuram ji came to know about this, he went to his kingdom and built a mountain of heads and deprived the earth of Haihay dynasty Kshatriyas 21 times.
Shri Ram’s test in Sita Swayamvar
When Shri Ram broke Lord Shiva’s Pinak bow in Sita ji’s Swayamvar, Parashuram ji came there after hearing his voice. To clear his doubts, when he asks Shri Ram to pull Lord Vishnu’s bow which automatically goes near him, the doubts in his mind are cleared. They leave from there saying Jai Shri Ram.
Karna’s education and curse
Karna took education from Parshuram ji by introducing himself as a Brahmin. Because Parshuram ji used to give education only to Brahmins. But when he came to know the truth about Karna, he cursed Karna that at the time when he needed the education given by me the most, he would forget to research it.