Brahma-datta Rama

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Brahma-datta Rama is an alternate name for Parashurama, the axe-wielding warrior-sage and sixth avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu deity
alsoCalled Bhargava Rama
Rama with the axe
linked to: Rama with the Axe
alternateNameOf Parashurama
associatedText Mahabharata
Puranas
Ramayana (as a past avatar of Vishnu)
linked to: Ramayana
associatedWith Bhargava lineage
Bhrigu rishi lineage
Brahmin warrior tradition
Keralite and Konkan coastal traditions
Krita and Treta Yuga narratives
Kshatriya-Brahmin conflict
martial arts traditions in some regions of India
avatarNumber sixth avatar of Vishnu
belongsTo Dashavatara (ten principal avatars of Vishnu)
linked to: Dashavatara
birthPlace Bhargava lineage (Bhrigu clan)
linked to: Bhrigu lineage
chronologicalPositionInDashavatara before Krishna
before Rama (of Ayodhya)
culture Indian
deityClass Vaishnava avatar
epithet axe-wielding warrior-sage
gender male
hasConsort unknown or variously described in regional traditions
hasForm Parashurama
iconography depicted with an axe and warrior attire
incarnationOf Vishnu
knownFor being a Brahmin with warrior duties
destroying oppressive Kshatriya rulers
parent Jamadagni
Renuka
philosophicalRole restorer of cosmic order (dharma)
regionOfCult India
religion Hinduism
role warrior-sage
spiritualStatus avatar (incarnation)
rishi (sage)
symbol battle axe
bow and arrows
teaches dharma and duty
tradition Vaishnavism
typeOf Hindu mythological figure
vahana chariot
weapon axe
worshippedAs form of Vishnu

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Parashurama alternateName Brahma-datta Rama