Vishnu's sixth avatar, Parasuram, is an enraged sage with Kshatriya characteristics.
Lord Vishnu took the form of Parshurama to assist Mother Earth in eliminating wicked and destructive kings who disregarded their responsibilities.
Because his father had given him the order to kill her, he killed his mother. However, as a boon from his father, he later asked him to bring her back to life.
He killed only the Kshatriyas who entered Ranbhumi to fight and were slaughtered but not their kids.
Their children go to Ranbhumi to battle Parshuram after becoming kings, and they end up dead, twenty-one times.
Kshatriyas who upheld the dharma and refrained from opposing Parashuram were spared death. Rama's ancestors managed to survive in this way and in the same manner as Janak, the King of Mithila too survived.
When Parasuram realized that Rama was not the royalty he had assumed, he treated him like a dignified sage!
He instructed Rama to lay an arrow on his Dhanush after stringing it, he did, and then Rama asked him as "Sage, you well know, great sage, an arrow nocked to Vishnu's powerful bow must be pointed in the direction of its target. I will not kill a Brahmin, that is a sin. Therefore, I am forced to either erase the merit you have gained from your intense penances or your ability to move at the speed of thought. Which one will it be?" Rama asked.
A grin of enlightened humility appeared on Parasurama's elderly visage, -- "Please, do not take away my ability to move. I must return to Mahendra Mountain, my home, as Kashyapa has forbidden me from spending even a single day on Earth. Instead, destroy my penance's merits."
Karna was cursed by Parasuram for lying to him.
He felt betrayed, he had vowed not to teach Kshatriyas. Later on, he came to regret it and bestowed upon Karna his celestial chariot, a bow, and immortal warrior reputation.
He was a very vengeful sage, yet he was also a compassionate listener to human frailties, even his own as an enraged sage.
When Ganesha refused to allow Parshuram to enter Lord Shiva's domain after receiving instructions from Shiva himself, Parasuram was enraged. He was arguing with Shiva's son without even realizing it. When he moved forward, Lord Ganesha shoved him back, which infuriated him and caused him to use his parshu on him. Shiva gave Parshuram the parshu as a gift. Ganesha believed that using a weapon to defend himself would be disrespectful to his father's weapon, so he just allowed the weapon to chop off his teeth.
For his every outrage and reaction, there was a reason behind it.
A hermit's anger is always limited to his speech; although they may curse others for a short while, their hearts are pure gold, and they will soon be showered with blessings.
Parasuram is Vishnu's incarnation to wage a war against sin and oppression with aggression!
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