About Sri Parashurama :
Parashurama is regarded as the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu and his birth anniversary is celebrated as Parashurama Jayanti. It occurs on Shukla Paksha Tritiya in the month of Vaishakha. It is believed that Parashurama was born in Pradosh Kala and hence Parashurama Jayanti is celebrated on the day when Tritiya prevails in Pradosh Kala. There was a time when several sinful and destructive monarchs looted the resources of the country and neglected their duties as kings. Lord Vishnu took the incarnation of Parashurama in order to eradicate such irreligious forces from the earth and reduce earth’s burden.
It may be noted that unlike Rama and Krishna, Parashurama is not worshipped. This is because, as per Hindu belief, Parashurama is a Chiranjeevi, which means he still lives on the Earth. There is a major temple in South India, at the holy place Pajaka near Udupi, which is dedicated to Parashurama. Similarly, many temples in the western coast of India are dedicated to Lord Parashurama.
The Kalki Purana has predicted that Parashurama would be the martial guru of Shri Kalki, the final Avatar of Lord Vishnu. It is not the first time, but in an earlier Yuga also, that the 6th Avatar of Lord Vishnu had met another Avatar. Remember the incident in Ramayana, when Parashurama came to the Swayamvara ceremony of Sita met Lord Sri Rama, the 7th Avatar of Lord Vishnu.
Parashuram Ashtottarashatanama Stotram Lyrics in English:
॥ rakaradi sriparasuramastottarasatanamastotram ॥
sri hayagrivaya namah ।
harih Om
ramo rajatavivahni ramacandraprasadakah ।
rajaraktarunasnato rajivayatalocanah ॥ 1 ॥
rainukeyo rudrasisyo renukacchedano rayi ।
ranadhutamahaseno rudranidharmaputrakah ॥ 2 ॥
rajatparasuvicchinnakartaviryarjunadrumah ।
ratakhilaraso raktakrtapaitrkatarpanah ॥ 3 ॥
ratnakarakrtavaso ratisakrtavismayah ।
ragahino ragaduro raksitabrahmacaryakah ॥ 4 ॥
rajyamattaksattrabija bharjanagnipratapavan ।
rajadbhrgukulambodhicandrama ranjitadvijah ॥ 5 ॥
raktopavito raktakso raktalipto ranoddhatah ।
ranatkutharo ravibhudanḍayita mahabhujah ॥ 6 ॥
ramanadhadhanurdhari ramapatikalamayah ।
ramalayamahavaksa ramanujalasanmukhah ॥ 7 ॥
rasaikamallo rasana’visayoddanḍa paurusah ।
ramanamasrutisrastaksatriyagarbhasancayah ॥ 8 ॥
rosanalamayakaro renukapunarananah ।
radheyacatakambhodo ruddhacapakalapagah ॥ 9 ॥
rajivacaranadvandvacihnaputamahendrakah ।
ramacandranyastateja rajasabdardhanasanah ॥ 10 ॥
raddhadevadvijavrato rohitasvananarcitah ।
rohitasvaduradharso rohitasvaprapavanah ॥ 11 ॥
ramanamapradhanardho ratnakaragabhiradhih ।
rajanmaunjisamabaddha simhamadhyo ravidyutih ॥ 12 ॥
rajatadrigurusthano rudranipremabhajanam ।
rudrabhakto raudramurti rudradhikaparakramah ॥ 13 ॥
ravitaracirasthayi raktadevarsibhavanah ।
ramyo ramyaguno rakto ratabhaktakhilepsitah ॥ 14 ॥
racitasvarnasopano randhitasayavasanah ।
ruddhapranadisancaro rajadbrahmapadasthitah ॥ 15 ॥
ratnasunumahadhiro rasasurasikhamanih ।
raktasiddhi ramyatapa ratatirthatano rasi ॥ 16 ॥
racitabhratrhanano raksitabhatrko rani ।
rajapahrtatatestidhenvaharta rasaprabhuh ॥ 17 ॥
raksitabrahmyasamrajyo raudraneyajayadhvajah ।
rajakirtimayacchatro romaharsanavikramah ॥ 18 ॥
rajasauryarasambhodhikumbhasambhutisayakah ।
ratrindivasamajagra tpratapagrismabhaskarah ॥ 19 ॥
rajabijodaraksoniparityagi rasatpatih ।
rasabharaharo rasyo rajivajakrtaksamah ॥ 20 ॥
rudramerudhanurbhanga krddhatma raudrabhusanah ।
ramacandramukhajyotsnamrtaksalitahrnmalah ॥ 21 ॥
ramabhinno rudramayo ramarudro bhayatmakah ।
ramapujitapadabjo ramavidvesikaitavah ॥ 22 ॥
ramanando ramanamo ramo ramatmanirbhidah ।
ramapriyo ramatrpto ramago ramavisramah ॥ 23 ॥
ramajnanakutharatta rajalokamahatamah ।
ramatmamuktido ramo ramado ramamangalah ॥ 24 ॥
mangalam jamadagnyaya kartaviryarjunacchide ।
mangalam paramodara sada parasurama te ॥ 25 ॥
mangalam rajakalaya duradharsaya mangalam ।
mangalam mahaniyaya jamadagnyaya mangalam ॥ 26 ॥
jamadagni tanujaya jitakhilamahibhrte ।
jajvalyamanayudhaya jamadagnyaya mangalam ॥ 27 ॥
॥ iti ramenakrtam parabhavabde vaisakhasuddha tritiyayam
parasurama jayantyam rakaradi sri parasuramastottarasatam
sri hayagrivaya samarpitam ॥
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