Mahabharata Episode 27: The Story of Parashurama

The Stories of Mahabharata

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Hinduism, Arts, Drama, Audio-drama, History, Religion & Spirituality, Fiction, Performing Arts, India, Mythology, Storytelling

4.8 • 914 Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2015

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Parashurama kills Kartavirya

According to the Hindu scriptures, Lord Vishnu appeared on earth nine times to purge the earth of evil (his 10th appearance is yet to happen). Parashurama was the sixth incarnation. In this episode, Rishi Lomasha tells the Pandavas the story of Parashurama and how he passed his father Rishi Jamadagni's cruel test and later killed the evil King KartyaVirya who had a thousand arms. Parashurama later went on to cleanse the earth of the evil Kshatriyas for twenty-one times before retiring to his hermitage in the Mahendra Mountains.

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0:00.0	The stories of Mohabharata retold by Shudip the Mohamik.
0:20.0	Welcome to your friends to another episode of The Stories of Mahabharata.
0:26.0	In the last episode we heard how Bhagirata brought Ganga to the Earth to fill the oceans.
0:33.7	We also heard the story of Rischwa Sringer
0:36.8	and how he brought rains to the kingdom of Loma Pada. more than the. The ponders continued their pilgrimage from the banks of the Kausikiki River.
1:06.0	They visited the holy confluence of the river Ganga and the ocean,
1:11.0	and then the Waiterani River in Kalinga province.
1:16.0	When they arrived at the foothills of the Mahindra Mountains,
1:20.0	Rishi Lomasha stopped and said,
1:23.0	Here we will meet Lord Vishnu Zavatar,
1:27.0	the great sage Parashurama.
1:31.0	Rishi Parashunama's disciple disciple Akrita Brana greeted the Pandavas and welcomed them to the Ashram.
1:39.2	Yiddishir asked, when can we have the privilege of meeting Lord Parashurama?
1:45.0	Akhada said, Lord Parashurama is aware of your visit.
1:50.0	He meets his visitors only on the 8th and the 14th day of the moon.
1:57.0	Tonight you take rest and tomorrow, which is the 14th day of the moon he will receive his blessings.
2:05.0	Yiddishir asked, tell us about the glory of Lord Parishurama. We are eager to know.
2:12.0	Akrita Brana then narrated this story. Long ago, there lived a ferocious
2:21.2	king named Kartia Viria who had a thousand arms.
2:27.3	He received a boon from Rishidat-tat-traia that gave him immense power. However, instead of using his power for the good of humanity,
2:36.8	Karteviria abused the boon by torturing all living beings. The gods were fed up with Karteviria's atrocities.
2:45.4	They went to Lord Vishnu and said, Oh Lord, Karteviria must be stopped,
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