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Parashurama
Parashurama Bhargava (Sanskrit: परशŕĄŕ¤°ŕ¤ľŕ¤® ŕ¤ŕ¤ľŕ¤°ŕĄŤŕ¤—व) or Parasurama (Axe-wielding Rama) is the Sixth avatar of Vishnu, belongs to the Treta yuga, and is the son of Jamadagni & Renuka. Parashu means axe, hence his name literally means Rama-with-the-axe.
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