Parashurama
deity earth Hindu single tradition · 3
Parashurama is the Brahmin warrior incarnation of Vishnu, one of the ten major incarnations (Dashavatara). This form was undertaken for the restoration of dharma and cosmic order.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- -500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Ramayana manuscripts date to roughly 5th century BCE to 1st century CE.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Prithu, Mohini, Yajna, Dattatreya, Satrughna, Bharata, Śiva, Śeṣa, Krishna, Ravana, Matsya, Kurma, Varaha, Kamsa, Vamana, Lakshmi, Dhanvantari, Kapila, Buddha, Kalki, Balarama, Narsimha, Vishvamitra, Lakshmana, Sita, Narasimha, devi
- aspect of
- Vishnu
- enemy of
- Rama
- syncretized with
- Chhinnamasta, Ramasura
- child of
- Renuka
Mentioned by
- Śiva
- Śeṣa
- Krishna
- Ravana
- Matsya
- Kurma
- Varaha
- Kamsa
- Vamana
- Lakshmi
- Dhanvantari
- Kapila
- Buddha
- Kalki
- Balarama
- Narsimha
and 7 more
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Parashurama, the Brahmin warrior”
#22322 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“During the homeward journey to Ayodhya, another avatar of Vishnu, Parashurama, challenged Rama to combat, on the condition that he was able to string the bow of Vishnu, Sharanga. When Rama obliged him with success, Parashurama acknowledged the former to be a form of Vishnu and departed to perform penance at the mountain Mahendra.”
#28951 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“A similar list in Mundamala Tantra (pre-16th century) equates Chhinnamasta with the avatar Parashurama.”
#30543 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001