Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.134

c9.134

9) Paraśurāma's threat. Daśaratha and others on their way back to Ayodhyā passed the Videha kingdom and reached the suburbs of Bhārgavāśrama. All of a sudden a shining form of a brahmin with Kṣatriya effulgence appeared in front of the procession. Vasiṣṭha understood that it was Paraśurāma and Daśaratha and others were alarmed. Paraśurāma approached Śrī Rāma who was viewing the former with quiet serenity. Paraśurāma was very angry that Rāma broke the bow of Śiva who was his (Paraśurāma's) preceptor. All Rāma's conciliatory talk failed to pacify Paraśurāma, who spoke thus to Rāma: "You, impudent fellow! you insulted me and my preceptor. All right, let me see your power. Take this my bow, and shoot with it."