Parasurama was an Avatar of Lord Visnhu.
It is one of the rare occasions The Lord Vishu took the Avatar as a Brahmin, the other being Vamana among the Twelve Avatars.
He had his Mother’s head cut by himself at the behest of his Mother,
She later became to be worshiped as Renukamba containing her body parts. other than the head, while Mariamman, worshiped in Tamil Nadu,containing her Head.
Parasurama was known for Hir Archery and his specialty was Pasupathastra, equivalent to modern Neutron Bomb.
He took a vow o kill every Kshatriya as a revenge for Karhaviryajunas beheading of Jamadagi, Parasurama’s Father.
He lost the battle against Lord Ram, while his battle against Bhishma was equal(Read my post-Clash of the Titans, Bhishma and Parasurama.
Parasurama lived during the Ramayana and Mahabharata period as well.
His weapon was Axe.
The Axe would not fall from his hands, after he had killed his mother.
It fell off at Parashuram Kund in Arunachal Pradesh.
Parashuram Kund is in Arunachal Pradesh, situated on the Brahmaputra plateau in the lower reaches of the north of Tezu in Lohit District, has been a
source of spiritual inspiration of a multitude of devotees since time immemorial.
Legend.
“One day,Renuka, mother of Parashuram, went to fetch water.
While returning, she felt drawn towards King Chitranatha playing with celestial nymphs.
Consequently, she was late in returning to the ashram.
Jamadagni, her husband, worried over her delay as it was getting late for the midday worship.
On perceiving through his divine power the reason for her delay, Jamadagni was so enraged that, on her arrival, he asked his sons to kill her.
None of his six sons except Parashuram could oblige. He immediately beheaded his mother.
The handle of the axe which he used, however, clung to his hand. Pleased with his son,
Jamadagni desired Parashuram to ask for any boon.
Parashuram asked six boons and one was for the immediate recovery of his mother.
However, this did not wipe out his sin.
He was told that the only way to wash off his sin was by taking a dip in the Brahma Kund.
Only then would the axe stuck to his hand drop.
Parashuram ultimately came to the Brahma Kund in present Lohit District and made a passage for the kund to come out by digging the bank of Brahma Kund.
The spot where the axe dropped from his hand came to be known as Parashuram Kund.
The Kalika Puram states that a mere bath in the kund leads to emancipation.
The waters of the kund are considered as sacred as the waters of the River Ganga. I
n the 18th century a sadhu re-established the site of Parashuram Kund.
The sadhu who came through Chowkham, as the story goes, was driven out from his village as he was looked upon as a swindler.
The villagers thereafter were afflicted with some unknown disease. Meanwhile the sadhu, had hidden himself in a cave around the kund away form the angry villagers.
The villagers came in search of him and offered him fruits and flowers and asked forgiveness.
The site of the Parashuram Kund as established by the sadhu was in existence till 1950 when the old site was completely changed by the earthquake that shook the whole of the North-East and the kund was completely covered
Festival falls on Makara Sankarnthi Day.(around 14,January)
How to Reach.
The kund is 165 kilometres form Tinsukia, the nearest railway station, 97 kilometres via Tezu.
A fleet of the State Transport Department of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh make elaborate arrangements for playing buses form Tinsukia to Namsai, Wakro and Tezu.
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