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Before Bhagwan Vishnu took an avtar (reincarnation) as Bhagwan Shri
Ram, he was Bhagwan Parshuram, a revelled sage, who undertook upon
himself to stop all warriors and war, if force by necessary. This story
depicts the birth of Parshuram, in the home of a sage, and his wife,
Gayetri. Together they give birth to five sons, with Parshuram being
one of them. Their household and Ashram is home to the weary and the
hungry, and their provider is Kamdhenu, a cow who is blessed to bestow
and fulfill any wish by Savitri. One day the land's Samrat himself
attends, and has a feast through Kamdhenu. After the feast the arrogant
Samrat wants to buy Kamdhenu, but Savitri will not part with the cow
for any amount. The Samrat returns home, angry and swears to avenge
this humiliation. The sage is upset with Savitri, and suspects her
fidility, and calls upon his sons to behead her. None of the sons is
able to carry out this task, but Parshuram does so, thus proving that
duty comes before everyone. Bhagwan Shiv is impressed with this, and
asks the Sage to restore the life of his wife and his sons, which he
does. Parshuram, now armed with an axe, goes on to complete the task
his birth was for - to stop all wars. He meets with the Samrat's
daughter, Gayetri, and both fall in love. This angers the Samrat, and
in rage he kills Gayetri. Parshuram is enraged and strikes the Samrat
dead, and carries on with his life of bringing peace on Earth. His next
encounter with Gayetri will be when she is re-born as Sita, and is in
the process of marrying Bhagwan Shri Ram, none other than another avtar
of Bhagwan Vishnu
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