Ráma With The Axe
Family: Hermits · Role: Ráma’s namesake · First appears: Book I, Canto 3 · The Argument
In Book I, Canto 3, Ráma With The Axe fought his namesake, Ráma. In Canto 74, the saints approached him with a gift, which he accepted in silence; Vaśishṭha and the other saints gathered and questioned one another. Jamadagni’s son, sprung from Bhrigu, then spoke to Ráma.
In Canto 76, he recalled that he had given the whole land to Kaśyap. Ráma’s arrow barred him from the glorious worlds he had won by penance, and he fled from sight to rest on Mahendra’s height.
Relationship record
Life events
- Ráma With The Axe accepts a gift from the saints.(Book I, Canto 74 · Ráma With The Axe)
- “Then with a gift the saints drew near To Bhrigu’s son whose look was fear, And Ráma! Ráma! soft they cried. The gift he took, no word replied.”
- Jamadagni’s son gave the whole broad land to Kaśyap.(Book I, Canto 76 · Debarred From Heaven)
- With: Kaśyap
- “When long ago I gave away The whole broad land to Kaśyap’s sway”
- Ráma’s arrow barred Jamadagni’s son from the glorious worlds he had won by penance.(Book I, Canto 76 · Debarred From Heaven)
- With: Ráma
- “And Jamadagni’s offspring knew Those glorious worlds to him were barred, Once gained by penance long and hard.”
- Jamadagni’s son fled and rested on Mahendra’s height.(Book I, Canto 76 · Debarred From Heaven · 📍 Indra)
- “Far from the sight of all he fled, And rested on Mahendra’s head.”
Book I, Canto 3 · The Argument
- enemies with Ráma “His namesake Ráma met and fought.”
Book I, Canto 74 · Ráma With The Axe
- with Ráma (He addresses Ráma.) “Then Bhrigu’s son his silence broke And thus to Ráma Ráma spoke:”
- with Vaśishṭha (Vaśishṭha approaches Jamadagni’s son with the other saints.) “Vaśishṭha and the saints whose care Was sacrifice and muttered prayer, Drew close together, each to each, And questioned thus with bated speech:”
- with Ráma (Jamadagni’s son speaks to Ráma.) “Then Bhrigu’s son his silence broke And thus to Ráma Ráma spoke:”
- parent: Jamadagni “Saw Jamadagni’s son with dread,”
- elder kin: Bhrigu “Who, sprung from Bhrigu, loved to beat”
Book I, Canto 75 · The Parle
- parent: Jamadagni “Great Jamadagni owned, my sire.”
- enemies with Ráma “Then single fight our strength shall try, And this shall raise thy glory high.”
Book I, Canto 76 · Debarred From Heaven
- enemies with Ráma “And Jamadagni’s son amazed And powerless on the hero gazed.”
- protégé: Kaśyap “When long ago I gave away The whole broad land to Kaśyap’s sway”
- parent: Jamadagni “Then Jamadagni’s son he eyed,”
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Extracted from the original text of The Rámáyan of Válmíki. Made with Rho MD.