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ततो रामः प्रादुरासीत्प्रज्वलन्निव तेजसा । शिष्यैः परिवृतो राजञ्जटाचीरधरो मुनिः॥५-१७६-१६॥
Then Rāma (Paraśurāma) appeared, as though blazing with spiritual radiance—surrounded by disciples, O king, the sage wearing matted locks and bark-garments.
english translation
धनुष्पाणिरदीनात्मा खड्गं बिभ्रत्परश्वधी । विरजा राजशार्दूल सोऽभ्ययात्सृञ्जयं नृपम्॥५-१७६-१७॥
With bow in hand, unshaken in spirit, bearing a sword and an axe, spotless in appearance, O tiger among kings, he approached King Sṛñjaya.
english translation
ततस्तं तापसा दृष्ट्वा स च राजा महातपाः । तस्थुः प्राञ्जलयः सर्वे सा च कन्या तपस्विनी॥५-१७६-१८॥
Then, seeing that ascetic, the king—himself of great austerity—stood with joined palms; all of them did so, and so too did the ascetic maiden.
english translation
पूजयामासुरव्यग्रा मधुपर्केण भार्गवम् । अर्चितश्च यथायोगं निषसाद सहैव तैः॥५-१७६-१९॥
Unhurried, they honored the Bhārgava with the madhuparka offering; and, being duly worshipped according to custom, he sat down together with them.
english translation
ततः पूर्वव्यतीतानि कथयेते स्म तावुभौ । सृञ्जयश्च स राजर्षिर्जामदग्न्यश्च भारत॥५-१७६-२०॥
Then those two recounted matters that had occurred earlier—King Sṛñjaya, the royal sage, and Jāmadagnya (Paraśurāma), O Bhārata.
english translation