Bālakānda - Canto 74

Taking leave of Janaka and Daśaratha, Viśwāmitra returns to his own hermitage and, accepting large wedding presents, Da‹aratha too turns back to Ayodhyā alongwith his sons and their newly- wedded brides. On the way the irascible and redoubtable Paraśurāma, a sworn enemy of the Ksatriyas, suddenly appears before them, axe in hand, and Vasistha and the other sages accompanying the party offer worship to him.