The Parashurama avatar of Lord Vishnu is a significant and powerful incarnation, in which the Lord took birth as a Brahmin warrior. This avatar's story is described in mythological texts, and it occurred with the purpose of destroying tyrannical Kshatriyas and re-establishing dharma. The story is as follows: In ancient times, a great sage named Jamadagni and his wife Renuka had a son named Parashurama. Parashurama was the sixth avatar of Vishnu. His real name was Rama, but he came to be known as Parashurama because he always carried an axe (Parashu) in his hand. There was a tyrannical king named Kartavirya Arjuna who tormented the gods and sages. One day, Kartavirya Arjuna arrived at Sage Jamadagni's ashram with his followers, and the sage, impressed by his grandeur, offered him food. When the king saw the prosperity in the ashram, he learned about the Kamadhenu cow that the sage possessed. The king forcibly took the Kamadhenu cow. When Parashurama returned to the ashram and heard about this incident from his father, he became extremely angry. He killed Kartavirya Arjuna and his followers and brought back the Kamadhenu cow. In revenge for their father's death, Kartavirya Arjuna's sons killed Sage Jamadagni. When Parashurama learned of his father's murder, he vowed to rid the earth of all tyrannical Kshatriyas. To fulfill his vow, Parashurama traveled across the earth twenty-one times and destroyed all the oppressive Kshatriyas. He did this to establish dharma and end injustice. On his mother Renuka's request, Parashurama revived his father Jamadagni. Pleased with Parashurama's penance and devotion, Lord Shiva bestowed upon him numerous divine weapons and the axe. The story of Lord Vishnu's Parashurama avatar teaches us that tyranny and unrighteousness inevitably come to an end and that the Lord can manifest in any form to establish dharma. Parashurama's life and story inspire us with the values of warrior ethics, discipline, and steadfastness in our duties. Parashurama is still highly revered in Hindu culture and is believed to be immortal (Chiranjivi), destined to reappear during the time of the Kalki avatar.