Vedic Reflections - Shri VishnusahasranAmam (Stanza 61)
The first line in the stanza describes The Lord as His sixth incarnation (avatāra) that is Paraśurāma while the second line depicts Him as Vyāsadeva
सुधन्वा खंडापरशुर्धारुणो द्रविणाप्रदः |
दिवास्प्रिक सर्वद्रिग व्यासो वाचस्पतिरयोनिजः ||
sudhanva khaņďa paraśur dāruno draviņa pradah
diva spŗk sarva-dŗg vyāso vāchaspatirayonijah
sudhanva
The One Who carries the positive bow (dhanush) as Rāma and Paraśurāma
khaņďaparaśuh
The One Who was merciless towards Kshatriyas in His sixth main avatāra of Paraśurāma. In this avatāra Lord always carried a paraśu or axe as His weapon
dārunah
The One Who was very merciless towards those who are on the wrong path of dharma
draviņapradah
The One Who gave (pradānam) the entire Earth to brāhmanas in charity after killing all Kshatriyas during His Parasurāma avatāra
divaspŗk
The One Who touched the sky
sarva-dŗgvyāsah
The One Who spreads the knowledge of everything. He appeared as Vyāsa and divided the single veda into four
vāchaspatih
The One Who is the Lord of Knowledge
ayonijah
The One Who is not born of a mother, thus, He who cannot be created
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