Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 9 Chapter 15 Verse 31

Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 15: Paraśurāma, the Lord's Warrior Incarnation

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.15.31

yato yato 'sau praharat-paraśvadho

mano-'nilaujāḥ para-cakra-sūdanaḥ

tatas tataś chinna-bhujoru-kandharā

nipetur urvyāḿ hata-sūta-vāhanāḥ

SYNONYMS

yataḥ — wherever; yataḥ — wherever; asau — Lord Paraśurāma; praharat — slashing; paraśvadhaḥ — being expert in using his weapon, the paraśu, or chopper; manaḥ — like the mind; anila — like the wind; ojāḥ — being forceful; para-cakra — of the enemies' military strength; sūdanaḥ — killer; tataḥ — there; tataḥ — and there; chinna — scattered and cut off; bhuja — arms; ūru — legs; kandharāḥ — shoulders; nipetuḥ — fell down; urvyām — on the ground; hata — killed; sūta — chariot drivers; vāhanāḥ — carrier horses and elephants.

TRANSLATION

Lord Paraśurāma, being expert in killing the military strength of the enemy, worked with the speed of the mind and the wind, slicing his enemies with his chopper [paraśu]. Wherever he went, the enemies fell, their legs, arms and shoulders being severed, their chariot drivers killed, and their carriers, the elephants and horses all annihilated.

PURPORT

In the beginning, when the army of the enemy was full of fighting soldiers, elephants and horses, Lord Paraśurāma proceeded into their midst at the speed of mind to kill them. When somewhat tired, he slowed down to the speed of wind and continued to kill the enemies vigorously. The speed of mind is greater than the speed of the wind.

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