Parashurama was an Avatar of Vishnu.
It is a rare occasion when one Avatar of Vishnu comes face to face with another.
If my memory is correct, this is the only Avatar where one Avatar of Vishnu met another.
Parashurama met Lord Rama, who is also an Avatar of Vishnu met Ram after His marriage with Sita, while he was on His way to Ayodhya.
Parashurama was a Man who vowed to wipe out Kshatriyas for 21 Generations for Karthaviryaarjuna, a Kshatriya having killed His father Jamadagni.
He was more angry at Rama for Rama had broken the Bow, Shiva Dhanus at Sita’s Swayamwar, which was given by Him to Janaka, Foster Father of Sita.
He challenged Ram and Ram strung the Bow and asked Parashuram as to what would be the Target he would assign for The Arrow.
Ram reminded Parashurama that He would not kill a Brahmin and as Parashurama had already donated the Kingdoms won by
Him to Sage Kashyapa, He could not offer any land.
Parashurma asked Ram to aim at the results of His Good actions,Punya.
Ram did so.
Then Parashurama prays to the Lord of the Ocean, Varuna/Samudra Raja to provide Him land for Him to Live.
Varuna asked Him to throw His Axe into the Ocean and that Varuna would make the Ocean to recede and Parashurama can live in the Land thus
created.
Parashurama threw His Axe and the Land between Gokarn (now in North Karnataka) and the coastal belt of land up to Kanyakumari, now called Kerala.
The original name of Kerala is Parashurama Kshetra.
Parashrama settled here and He built 64 Villages.
32 are now in Karnataka, rest in Kerala.
Parasurama had consecrated 108 Shiva temples and 108 Durga temples .
Among these 216 temples, the Lord Shiva of Gokarnam Mahabaleswara Temple in the north and Goddess Kumari of Kanyakumari temple in the south were considered as the protectors of Kerala.
The first Shivalaya created by Parasurama was the Thrissivaperoor Vadakkunnatha Temple and the last one was the Thrikkariyoor Mahadeva Temple.
List of 32 Villages created by Parashurama.
1. Payyannoor
2. Perumchelloor (Talipparambu)
3. Alatthiyoor
4. Karanthol
5.Chokiram (Shukapuram)
6. Panniyoor
7. Karikkau
8. Isaanamangalam
9. Thrussivaperoor
10. Peruvanam.
11. Chamunda (Chemmanta)
12. Irungatikkootal (Iringalakkuda)
13. Avattiputhur (Avittathoor)
14. Paravoor
15. Airanikkulam
16.Muzhikkalam
17. Kuzhavur
18. Atavur
19. Chenganatu(Chengamanadu)
20. Ilibhyam
21. Uliyannoor
22. Kalutanatu.
23. Ettumanoor
24. Kumaranalloor
25. Kadamuri
26. Aranmula
27. Tiruvalla 28
. Kidangoor
29.Chengannoor
30. Kaviyoor
31. Venmani and
32. Neermanna (Niranam).
List of 108 Shiva Temples Built by Parashurama.
1. Dakshina Kailasam Thrissivaperoor Vadakkunnatha Temple
2. Udayamperoor Ekadasi Perumthrikkovil Mahadeva Temple
Peroor Kaipayil Shiva Temple
3. Raveeswarapuram Temple Kodungalloor
Iraveeswaram Mahadeva Temple Kudamaloor
4. Sucheendram Sthanumalaya Perumal Temple
5. Chowara Chidmbareswara Temple
6. Mathoor Shiva Temples
7. Trippangott Shiva Temple
8. Mundayoor or Mundoor Shiva Temple
9. Thirumandhamkunnu Mahadeva Temple
10. Chowalloor Shiva Temple
11. Panancheri Mudikkode Shiva Temple
12.Koratty Annamanada Mahadeva Temple
Thrukkoratty Mahadeva Temple
13. Puramundekkat Mahadeva Temple
14. Avanoor Sreekandeswaram Mahadeva Temple
15. Kolloor Mookambika Temple
16. Thirumangalam Mahadeva Temple
17. Thrikkariyoor Mahadeva Temple
18. Kunnathu Mahadeva Temple
19. Velloor Perunthatta Mahadeva Temple
20. Ashtamangalam Mahadeva Temple
21. Iranikkulam Mahadeva Temple
22. Kainoor Mahadeva Temple
23. Gokarnam Mahabaleswara Temple
24. Ernakulam Mahadeva Temple
25. Pazhoor Perumthrikkovil Mahadeva Temple
26. Adattu Mahadeva Temple
27. Parippu Mahadeva Temple
28. Sasthamangalam Mahadeva Temple
29. Perumparambu Mahadeva Temple
30. Trukkoor Mahadeva Temple
31. Panayoor Paloor Mahadeva Temple
32. Vytila Nettoor Mahadeva Temple
34. Rameswaram Mahadeva Temple Kollam
35. Rameswaram Mahadeva Temple Amaravila
36. Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple
37. Edakkolam Kanjilassery Mahadeva Temple
38. Chemmanthitta Mahadeva Temple
39. Aluva Mahadeva Temple
40. Thirumittakkod Anchumoorthy Temple
41. Cherthala Velorvattom Mahadeva Temple
42. Kallattupuzha Mahadeva Temple
43. Thrukkunnu Mahadeva Temple
44. Cheruvathoor Mahadeva Temple
45. Poonkunnam Mahadeva Temple
46. Trukkapaleeswaram Mahadeva Temple Nadapuram
47. Trukkapaleeswaram Mahadeva Temple Peralassery
48. Trukkapaleeswaram Mahadeva Temple Niranam
49. Avittathoor Mahadeva Temple
50. Kodumon Angadikkal Perumala Tali Maha Shiva Temple
Parumala Valiya Panayannarkavu Temple
51. Kollam Anandavalleeswaram Mahadeva Temple
52. Kattakambala Mahadeva Temple
53. Pazhayannoor Kondazhi Trutham Tali
54. Perakom Mahadeva Temple
55. Chakkamkulangara Mahadeva Temple
56. Kumaranalloor Temple
Enkakkad Veeranimangalam Mahadeva Temple
57. Cheranelloor Mahadeva Temple
58. Maniyoor Mahadeva Temple
59. Nediya Tali Mahadeva Temple
60. Kozhikkode Tali Mahadeva Temple
61. Thazhathangady Tali Mahadeva Temple
62. Kaduthuruthy Tali Mahadeva Temple
63. Kodungalloor Mahadeva Temple
64. Vanchiyoor Sreekandeswaram Mahadeva Temple
65. Thiruvanjikkulam Mahadeva Temple
66. Padanayarkulangara Mahadeva Temple
67. Truchattukulam Mahadeva Temple
Kadungalloor Chittukulam Mahadeva Temple
68. Alathoor Pokkunni Mahadeva Temple
69. Kottiyoor Mahadeva Temple
70. Truppaloor Mahadeva Temple
71. Perunthatta Mahadeva Temple
72. Truthala Mahadeva Temple
73. Thiruvalla Thiruvatta Mahadeva Temple
Thukalassery Mahadeva Temple
74. Vazhappally Mahadeva Temple
75. Puthuppally Changankulangara
Puthuppally Thrukkovil Mahadeva Temple
76. Anchummoorthy Mangalam Mahadeva Temple
77. Thirunakkara Mahadeva Temple
78. Kodumbu Mahadeva Temple
79. Ashtamichira Mahadeva Temple
80. Pattanakkad Mahadeva Temple
Mattannoor Mahadeva Temple
81. Uliyannoor Mahadeva Temple
82. Killikkurussimangalam Mahadeva Temple
83. Puthoor Mahadeva Temple
84. Chengannoor Mahadeva Temple
85. Someswaram Mahadeva Temple
86. Venganelloor Mahadeva Temple
87. Kottarakkara Mahadeva Temples
88. Kandiyoor Mahadeva Temple
89. Palayoor Mahadeva Temple
90. Taliparamba Rajarajeswara Temple
91. Nedumpura Kulasekharanelloor Mahadeva Temple
92. Mannoor Mahadeva Temple
93. Trussilery Temple
94. Sringapuram Mahadeva Temple
95. Kottoor Karivelloor Mahadeva Temple
96. Mammiyoor Mahadeva Temple
97. Parabumthali Mahadeva Temple
98. Thirunavaya Mahadeva Temple
99. Karikkode Kanjiramattam Mahadeva Temple
100. Cherthala Nalppathenneeswaram Mahadeva Temple
101. Kottappuram Mahadeva Temple
102. Muthuvara Mahadeva Temple
103. Velappaya Mahadeva Temple
104. Chendamangalam Kunnathoor Tali Mahadeva Temple
105. Thrukkandiyoor Mahadeva Temple
106. Peruvanam Mahadeva Temple
107. Thiruvaloor Mahadeva Temple
108. Chirakkal Mahadeva Temple.
The 108 Shivalaya Stotra._English followed By Malayalam.
Sreemad Dakshina Kailasam Sree Perooriraveeswaram
Sucheendram Chowaram Mathoor Trippangott atha Mundayoor
Sree Mandhamkunnu Chowalloor Panancheri Korattiyum
Puramundekkatt Avungannoor Kollooru Thirumangalam
Trikkariyooru Kunnapram Sree Velloor Ashtamangalam
Iyranikkulavum Kainoor Gokarnam Eranakulam
Paarivaloor Adattum nal Parippil Chathamangalam
Paraparambu Trukkooru Panayooru Vyttila
Vaikom Rameswaram randum Ettumanoor Edakkolam
Chemmanthatt Aluva pinne Thirumittakkottu Cherthala
Kallattupuzha Trukkunnu Cheruvathooru Ponganam
Trukkapaleeswaram moonnum Avittathoor Perummala
Kollathum Kattakampala Pazhayanooru Perakom
Athampally Ambilikkadu Cheranellooru Maniyoor
Tali nalum Kodungalloor Vanchiyoor Vanchuleswaram
Panjarkulam Chittukulam Alathoor atha Kottiyoor
Truppalooru Perumtatta Truthala Thiruvallayum
Vazhappally Puthuppally Mangalam Thirunnakkara
Kodumboor Ashtamikkovil Pattanakkadu Thashtayil
Killikkurussiyum Puthoor Kumbhasambhavamandiram
Someswaram cha Vengaloor Kottarakkara Kandiyoor
Palayoorumahadeva Chelloor atha Nedumpura
Mannoor Truchaliyoor Srumgapuram Kottooru Mammiyoor
Parampum tali Thirunavaya Kaarikkodu Cherthala
Kottappuram Muthuvara Valappaya Chendamangalm
Thrukkandiyoor Peruvanam Thiruvaloor Chirakkalum
Ipparanjava noottettum bhakthiyothu padikkuvor
Deham nasikkiletheedum mahadevante sannidhow
Pradoshathil japichal ashesha duritham kedum
Yathra yathra shiva kshethram tatra tatra namamyaham
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