Parshurama :
Parshurama meaning c Rama with the axe’ was the sixth avatar of Vishnu created in order to contain the power of the Kshatriyas who were becoming more strong than the Brahmins . The axe was given to him by Shiva in order to defend the Brahmins .
Parshurama was son of Renuka and sage Jamdagni who possessed the Kamadhenu , a cow of
plenty . This cow was stolen by Kartavirya , a king who availed the hermit’ s hospitality . The sage however killed the king and recovered his treasured possession . The king’ s son, angered by his father’ s death killed the sage . Parshurama then vowed to avenge his father’ s death by removing all Kshatriyas from the face of earth . The figure of Parshurama is strong and
imposing, carrying the axe or Parshu in his right hand . His hair is matted and his body is adorned with jewels .