715. Did the Lord really get Angry????

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“KILL YOUR MOTHER, RAMA” ordered Jamadagni to his last son Parashurama. Without batting an eyelid Rama slashed His Parashu (Axe) and down rolled the head of Renuka. Parashurama did not even know what mistake His mother had done. First priority for Him was to carry out the orders of His father, Jamadagni. 

Jamadagni was enraged because Renuka had experienced a feeling of lust looking at Gandarva couple romancing when she had gone to the river to fetch water for early morning rituals. Each of his four sons refused to obey the command. Parashurama was the only son who obeyed his father's command.

Parashurama knew the power of His father, and therefore He carried out His father's order. He knew that if He had refused like His brothers His father would find other means to see that Renuka is killed. Instead if He carried it out the order, His father would be pleased, and when his father was pleased, Parashurama would ask the benediction of having His mother life back. Parashurama was confident in this regard, and therefore he agreed to kill his mother along with it He requests His father to shun anger. Parashurama is the sixth Avatara of Maha Vishnu.

Once Haihaya King Kartavirya Arjuna visits the hermitage of Jamadagni. Mesmerized by the hospitality shown to the entire regiment by the sage he finds out that it was possible due to Kamadhenu, the cow of abundance which provided the feast for the army. He being the king of the land wished that the cow be his property. This covetous behaviour from the King was not acceptable moreover that cow was gifted by Indra to fulfil the needs of the hermit dwellers. But the king took the cow forcefully to his palace. Parshurama killed the king and got back the cow from the palace. As revenge the sons of the king kill sage Jamadagni.  Angered over His father’s death Parashurama vowed to enact genocide on the war-mongering audacious Kshatriyas all over the world.

Now how could Parashurama who could request His father to shun anger become angry to such an extent to cause genocide?

The vow to eliminate audacious Kshatriya clan was not Anger (Krodha) but it was Manyu. Krodha is a state where an individual loses the level of intellect and patience and mostly the agitation here is pertained to the self centered view point, but Manyu is a state where the individual is fully aware of the situation. He is filled with courage, patience and intelligence and most importantly the outcome of this anger is to serve the cause of the society.

Sri Krishna tells Arjuna that the war was the result of great people like Bhishma, Drona and Kripa not using their Manyu. If there had been condemnation for the atrocities done by Duryodhana and his brothers, the war could have been avoided. Likewise even to this day if we tolerate injustice and corruption in society we are doing a big blunder…….hence Holla Bol!!!!    

Today, Vaishaka Shukla Tritiya is the appearance day of Parashuramadeva I remember Him who inspires me to fight against injustice and make me raise my voice……I bow to Him!!!!!!

OM jamadagnyaya vidmahe

mahaviraya dhimahi

tanno parashuramah prachodayat