Mahabharata Episode 27: The Story of Parashurama

Parashurama kills KartaviryaAccording 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. Listen to this chilling podcast episode using the player below. You may also subscribe to the episodes on your smartphone or laptop from iTunes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.