SB 9.15.14 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 9.15.14

यमाहुर्वासुदेवांशं हैहयानां कुलान्तकम् । त्रि:सप्तकृत्वो य इमां चक्रे नि:क्षत्रियां महीम् ॥ १४ ॥

yam āhur vāsudevāṁśaṁ

[yam aahur vaasudevaamsham]

haihayānāṁ kulāntakam

[haihayaanaam kulaantakam]

triḥ-sapta-kṛtvo ya imāṁ

[trih-sapta-kritvo ya imaam]

cakre niḥkṣatriyāṁ mahīm

[chakre nihkshatriyaam maheem]

Word-for-word

yam — whom (Paraśurāma) āhuḥ — all the learned scholars say vāsudeva-aṁśam — an incarnation of Vāsudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead haihayānām — of the Haihayas kula-antakam — the annihilator of the dynasty triḥ-sapta-kṛtvaḥ — twenty-one times yaḥ — who (Paraśurāma) imām — this cakre — made niḥkṣatriyām — devoid of kṣatriyas mahīm — the earth.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

yam āhur vāsudevāṁśaṁ

yam

whom (Paraśurāma)

āhuḥ

all the learned scholars say

vāsudeva-aṁśam

an incarnation of Vāsudeva, the Supreme Personality of Godhead

haihayānāṁ kulāntakam

haihayānām

of the Haihayas

kula-antakam

the annihilator of the dynasty

triḥ-sapta-kṛtvo ya imāṁ

triḥ-sapta-kṛtvaḥ

twenty-one times

yaḥ

who (Paraśurāma)

imām

this

cakre niḥkṣatriyāṁ mahīm

cakre

made

niḥkṣatriyām

devoid of kṣatriyas

mahīm

the earth.

Learned scholars accept this Paraśurāma as the celebrated incarnation of Vāsudeva who annihilated the dynasty of Kārtavīrya. Paraśurāma killed all the kṣatriyas on earth twenty-one times.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Learned scholars accept Paraśurāma as a portion of Vāsudeva, destroyer of the dynasty of Kārtavīrya. [Note: He is a śaktyāveśa form according to Laghu-bhāgavatāmṛta.] Paraśurāma killed all the kṣatriyas on earth twenty-one times.

Personal Guidance

Paraśurāma is the celebrated incarnation of Vāsudeva who annihilates the dynasty of Kārtavīrya. The Lord descends, sometimes as a fierce axe-wielder — divinity has a destructive face when the world is overrun by irresponsibility.

Reflection Questions

Where am I assuming the Lord only descends in soft forms?
What in me is overdue for a Paraśurāma-like firm cutting?

📝 My note

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