Parashurama

Parashurama

Parashurama (Sanskrit: परशुराम, romanized: Paraśurāma, lit. 'Rama with an axe'), also referred to as Rama Jamadagnya, Rama Bhargava and Virarama, is the sixth avatar among the Dashavatara of the preserver god Vishnu in Hinduism. He is believed to be one of the Chiranjivis (Immortals), who will appear at the end of the Kali Yuga to be the guru of Vishnu's tenth and last incarnation, Kalki. Born to Jamadagni and Renuka, the Brahmin Parashurama was foretold to appear at a time when overwhelming evil prevailed on the earth. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Parashurama has received more than 4,493,501 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Parashurama is the 2,884th most popular politician (down from 2,859th in 2019).

Parashurama is most famous for his battle with Kartavirya Arjuna, a king of the Haihaya dynasty. Parashurama was the son of sage Jamadagni and his wife Renuka. He is believed to have lived in the 11th century BC.