The Other Rāma

A systematic analysis of the myth cycle of Paraśurāma ("Rāma with the Axe"), an avatára of V iṣṇu with a much darker reputation. The Other Rāma presents a systematic analysis of the myth cycle of Paraśurāma ("Rāma with the Axe"), an avatára of Viṣṇu best known for decapitating his own mother and annihilating twenty-one generations of the Katriya warrior caste in an extermination campaign frequently referred to as "genocide" by modern scholars. Compared to Rāma and Ka, the other human forms of Vi