# Lord Paraśurāma > [!summary] > *Lord Paraśurāma, the warrior incarnation, appeared as the son of Jamadagni to annihilate the corrupt kṣatriya class who had become a burden on the Earth. Though a brāhmaṇa by birth, He carried an axe and removed the kṣatriyas from the world twenty-one times.* ## The Warrior Brāhmaṇa ![[cc/madhya/20/299#translation]] ![[sb/9/15/14#purport]] ## Annihilating the Kṣatriyas ![[sb/9/16/18-19#purport]] ![[sb/2/7/22#purport]] ## Related Articles - [[wiki/articles/lord-ramacandra|Lord Rāmacandra]] — The ideal king - [[wiki/articles/the-six-types-of-avataras|The six types of avatāras]] — Understanding incarnations ## From the Index - [[index/entries/parasurama-lord|Paraśurāma, Lord]] — Complete references - [[index/entries/incarnations-of-god|Incarnations of God]] — All avatāras