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legend has it that the sage Jamadagni along with his wife, Renuka, lived on a hillock,
which is still called after him, Jamu-ki-dhar. Both of them were devotees of the Lord
Vishnu whose penance they held for many years. Pleased at this, the Lord wanted to give
them a boon. They expressed their desire for a son. They got many but the eldest was the
Lord himself. He was Parshuram, sixth incarnation of the god Vishnu.
"Renuka used to fetch fresh water from the river Yamuna every day. One day on her
return she came across a nude Gandharva couple. The amorous sight aroused passion in her
and the earthen potin which she was carrying water for her sage husband showed a crack.
When Renuka related the incident to her husband, he got annoyed and held it as an act of
sacrilege. The sage wanted to punish the wife. All the sons were called up and asked to
behead the mother. They all refused but the eldest son, Parshuram, carried out the orders
of his father by killing the mother and all the brothers. "Jamadagni was
pleased with Parshuram, and he thought of granting him a boon. The only reward Parshuram
could ask for was the revival of all the dead. The wish was granted and all came to
life again. |
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