– Aishwary Mishra
Parshuram, his father (the sage Jamadagni), his mother, and his brothers all lived in a small hut on the outskirts of a kingdom. They were Brahmins and for the most part, they stayed out of the affairs of the kingdom. One day, they were gifted a beautiful cow named Kamadenu. Kamadenu provided their family with anything they could ever need.
Meanwhile, the Kshatriyas running the kingdom were getting increasingly authoritarian and cruel. A small band of soldiers came to the hut and asked for tax. Jamadagni provided the soldiers with gifts from Kamadenu, and the soldiers left. This cycle repeated for a while, but more and more soldiers came each time to see Kamadenu.
One evening, while Parshuram was out in the forest, the soldiers came and killed Kamadenu, thinking there would be something even greater inside. There was not. When Parshuram got back to the hut, he saw what had happened and flew into a range.
Because his family lived in the forest, Parshuram was RIPPED from doing manual labor work. He had an axe that he used to fall trees, and with that, he charged towards the kingdom. He cleansed the kingdom of Kshatriyas, killing every one in his path, because all of them were behaving against their dharma. He killed thousands.
Eventually, his rage subsided and he saw what he had done. By killing thousands of Kshatriyas as a Brahmin, he too had gone against his dharma. He exiled himself to the Himalayas to do penance, and repent. He is still there, meditating on Mount Kailash.
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