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A third individual named Rama Jamadagnya is the purported author of hymn 10.110 of the Rigveda in the Hindu tradition. [25] The word Rama appears in ancient literature in reverential terms for three individuals: [25] Parashu-rama, as the sixth avatar of Vishnu. He is linked to the Rama Jamadagnya of the Rigveda fame.
According to Swami Parmeshwaranand, although the avatars of Vishnu are countless in number and include hermits, Manus, sons of Manus, and other Devas (Hindu Deity), due to a curse by the Rishi Bhrigu, most are only partial (i.e. incomplete) incarnations. The Dashavatara is a list of the ten complete (i.e., full) incarnations.
Parashurama: The sixth avatar of Vishnu, present in the Ramayana in his conflict with Rama over Shiva's broken bow pinaka, and due to the vow he had made to kill Kshatriya kings. He challenged Rama to bend the bow of Vishnu, and when this was done, accepted that Rama was an incarnation of Vishnu and retired to his penance. [8]
Parashurama (Sanskrit: परशुराम, romanized: Paraśurāma, lit. 'Rama with an axe'), also referred to as Rama Jamadagnya, Rama Bhargava and Virarama, [3] is the sixth avatar among the Dashavatara of the preserver god Vishnu in Hinduism. [4]
Rama (left third from top) depicted in the Dashavatara, the ten avatars of Vishnu. Painting from Jaipur, now at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Scholarly estimates of the earliest stage of the available text range from the 7th to 5th centuries BCE, [16] with later stages extending to the 3rd century CE. [6]
Rama was actually the seventh avatar of Vishnu, who incarnated himself as human, to kill the cruel demon king Ravana of Lanka (present day Sri Lanka). Rama lived a happy childhood with his brothers and parents, and was educated by Guru Vasishtha in his Gurukula. [8]
Rama, the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hindu mythology, [6] is revered for embodying profound symbolism that transcends religious boundaries and resonates with people across cutures. His life, as depicted in the epic Ramayana , is a testament to timeless ideals of righteousness, compassion, duty, and selflessness, making him a revered figure.
The Ramayana describes the story of Rama, an avatara of Vishnu, and is taken as a history of the 'ideal king', based on the principles of dharma, morality and ethics. [175] Rama's wife Sita, his brother Lakshman, with his devotee and follower Hanuman all play key roles within the Vaishnava tradition as examples of Vaishnava etiquette and behaviour.