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Parashurama
Parashurama
(
Sanskrit
: परशुराम
IAST
:
Paraśurāma
, lit.
Rama with an axe
) is the
sixth avatar
of
Vishnu
in
Hinduism
. He is the son of
Renuka
and one of the
saptarishis
,
Jamadagni
. He lived during the last
Treta
and
Dvapara Yugas
and is one of the
Chiranjivi
(immortals) of Hinduism. Parashurama, a
Brahmin
received his famous axe after undertaking terrible
penance
to please
Shiva
, who in turn taught him
Kalari Payattu
(the mother of all
martial arts
).
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