[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.190 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.190 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.190 - **Language:** English ### [c5.190](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.190) 6. Parasu-rāma. ‘Rāma with the axe.’ Born in the Tretā, or second age, as son of the Brāhman Jamadagni, to deliver the Brāhmans from the arrogant dominion of the Kshatriyas. See Parasu-Rāma. - [Previous: c5.189](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.189) - [Next: c5.191](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.191) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.190](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.190) · Pramāṇa