Parshuram Jayanti has a special significance in the Hindu religion. Parshuram Jayanti marks the birth anniversary of Lord Parashuram. He is the sixth incarnation of Lord Vishnu. Parshuram Jayanti occurs on the Tritiya Tithi of Shukla Paksha in the month of Vaishakha.
Tritiya Tithi starts at 4:17 am on May 10 and ends at 2:50 pm on May 11. It holds a great importance among Hindus as this day is commemorated to celebrate the birth anniversary of Lord Shri Parshuram.
He was born on Tritiya Tithi under the Pradosh kaal. The main purpose of Parshuram Ji’s incarnation was to eliminate irreligious, ruthless kings and also to reduce the burden of earth.
He also destroyed Kshatriyas 21 times from earth. Lord Parshuram ji was a Brahmin who had qualities of a Kshatriyas. It is also believed that once Lord Parshuram attacked Lord Ganesha.
Parshuram is one of the Ashta Chiranjeevi’s and still present on earth somewhere in the mountains. As per the Hindu scriptures, Bhagwan Parshuram Ji will become the mentor of Lord Kali (one of the 10th incarnations of Lord Vishnu), who will teach him martial arts and give him Shastra and Shaastra Vidhya.
Lord Parshuram has several temples situated in South India such as Udupi in Karnataka. There are several temples of Bhagwan Parshuram which are situated at the western coast of Bharat.
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