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Parashurama meets Rama and trains Bhishma, Drona and Karna

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The same avatar loses power to one Rama and is a guru to the heroes of the other epic.

In the Ramayana Parashurama challenges Rama after the wedding at Mithila to string Vishnu's bow; Rama does and Parashurama loses his divine power and retires to Mahendra. In the Mahabharata he backs Amba, fights his pupil Bhishma 23 days to a draw, and is named teacher of Drona and Karna.

Who: Parashurama, Rama, Bhishma, Amba, Drona, Karna

Bound to

Jambavan fights Krishna for the Syamantaka gem mirror

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Places: Mahendra mountain

Where this comes from

• CE (critical edition) · Wikipedia: Parashurama

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