Devon Ke Dev Mahadev WU: 19th August 2013.

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Posted: 11 years ago

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Originally posted by: veekay07
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Also somebody said had asked why Parshuram was angry on Shiva's bow being broken. Legend goes that Pinaki (Shiva's bow) was given to Parshurama by Shiva as a boon for his devotion and continuous meditation. Parshurama (and not Shiva as shown in the serial ! ) had given it to King Janaka for safe-keeping during the time he (Parshuram) continued his meditation. Hence he was angry that somebody (Ram) actually went ahead and broke the bow which legally belonged to him.

According to VR at least, the Shiva Dhanush, which Rama strung and broke was given by Shiva to one of Janaka's ancestors, King Devavrata.

It was the same bow which Lord Shiva had used in his fight against Lord Vishnu, in which Lord Vishnu emerged victorious. Vishnu had uttered the sound "Humm..." and due to the sound, the string on Shiva's bow unloosened and he could not tie it back. Disappointed, Shiva handed it over to King Devavrata- who was the then ruler of Mithila.

In the meanwhile Vishnu handed his bow to Sage Richika who passed it onto his son Jamadagni from whom Parashurama inherited the bow. This was the bow with which Parashurama challenged Rama on their return to Ayodhya.

After Rama had successfully strung the bow and demolished Parashurama's ascetic powers, Parashurama vanishes. Rama raises his hand towards the sky, holding the bow aloft, from where Varauna collects it.

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varaali

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Posted: 11 years ago

#12

Originally posted by: -Celestial-
^^^^
On a serious note . Totally Agreed😊
Actually what a dialogue

Parshuram's Anger.. I am not able to figure it out as Parshuram got angry because of what whether it is because Ram Broke the bow or because the bow has been broken ?? Whatever may be. If he is also an Avtaar of Narayan then how couldn't he gifure out his lord or his part 😲

Actually, Parashurama is not angry in this situation- though all the serials have depicted him thus. It was just that Parashurama had a rather fearsome appearance. His gigantic body, his matted hair and the powerful axe in his arms- all added to his ferocious looks. And whenever he chose to appear, it was through a whirlwind.

Because of his reputation and his known hostility towards Kshyatrias, everyone trembled in his presence. Dasharatha was no exception.

Parashurama was merely intrigued to know who could have broken Shiva's bow- since he, Parashurama, had its counterpart, the Vishnu Bow. It could not have been an ordinary person since the bow had remained unstrung for many generations in Janak' s family.

No where (in Valmiki Ramayan) is it mentioned that Parashurama felt insulted that Shiva's bow had been broken. He was surprised and amazed. He just wanted to doubly ensure that it was indeed Rama who had broken the bow. So Parashurama offers him the counterpart bow- the Vishnu bow which was equal in all respects and asks him to place arrow and stretch the string up to his ear.

Rama, being Vishnu himself could do so easily. Parashurama realized that it was indeed Narayana in human form, since none but Narayana could so effortlessly wield both the bows. Parashurama has no hesitation in sacrificing his ascetic merits since he was convinced that his purpose on Earth was over. Another form of Narayana had come to take over from where he had left.

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ekta15

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Posted: 11 years ago

#13

Originally posted by: -Celestial-
^^^^
On a serious note . Totally Agreed😊
Actually what a dialogue

Parshuram's Anger.. I am not able to figure it out as Parshuram got angry because of what whether it is because Ram Broke the bow or because the bow has been broken ?? Whatever may be. If he is also an Avtaar of Narayan then how couldn't he gifure out his lord or his part 😲

@sia : thanks for the update.

For the underlined part : I think they are human avatar so only .Ram is always known as human avatar while Krishna as god's. I don't know about Parshuram avatar much.

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