Taking leave of Janaka and Daśaratha, Viśwāmitra returns to his own hermitage and, accepting large wedding presents, Da‹aratha too turns back to Ayodhyā alongwith his sons and their newly- wedded brides. On the way the irascible and redoubtable Paraśurāma, a sworn enemy of the Ksatriyas, suddenly appears before them, axe in hand, and Vasistha and the other sages accompanying the party offer worship to him.