Baal Kaanda
53 - Arrival of Parasurama, exchange of hot words between Laksmana and Parasurama and Sri Rama's triumph over the latter
Chaupais
Description
You seem to have Death at your beck and call and summon him again and again for my sake!" Hearing Laksmana's harsh words Parasurama closed his hand upon his terrible axe. "After this let no one blame me; this sharp-tongued boy deserves his death. I have spared him long on account of his being a child; he is now surely going to die." Said Visvamitra, "Pardon his offence; holy men take no notice of the merits and demerits of a child." "Sharp-edged is my axe, while I am pitiless and furious; and here stands before me an offender and an enemy of my Guru. Even though he gives a retort, I spare his life solely out of regard for you, O Visvamitra. Or else, hacking him to pieces with this cruel axe, I would have easily repaid the debt I have owed to my Guru."