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ॐ खण्डपरशवे नमः

खण्डपरशु

Khaṇḍaparaśu

Root: khaṇḍa (breaking) + paraśu (axe)

Destruction·संहार
Meaning

अर्थ

The wielder of the breaking axe, who cleaves through obstacles and bondage

खंडन करने वाली कुल्हाड़ी धारण करने वाले, बाधाओं और बंधनों को चीरने वाले

Word-by-Word Breakdown

शब्द-दर-शब्द विश्लेषण

खण्ड

breaking, severing

खंडन, तोड़ना

परशु

axe

कुल्हाड़ी, परशु

Modern Context

आधुनिक संदर्भ

Parashurama — 'Rama with axe' — received paraśu from शिव directly — 6th Vishnu avatar। Axe — humanity's oldest tool alongside stone — civilisation builder through clearing। Surgical scalpel — modern paraśu — precise cutting for healing। Editor's 'red pen' — literary paraśu cutting unnecessary words। Budget cuts — financial khandaparashu decisions। Microprocessor etching — nano-scale paraśu work creating circuits। शिव khandaparashu — cuts through ignorance, ego, attachment, illusion — not physical cutting but conceptual — severing the ropes that bind the soul to samsara — liberating cuts।

When to Chant

कब जपें

Invoke for decisive action and cutting through obstacles. Ideal during Parashurama Jayanti. Chant for liberation from bondage. Powerful during obstacle-clearing meditation and bondage-severing prayers.

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