30 - Shiva gives away weapons to Parashurama 

Shiva said - "O child, who are you, who is your father and where do you live? Why are you eulogising me? You express your desire to me.? 

Parvati said - "I find you filled with grief, sad and surprised, you resemble a child in age but because of your peaceful nature and other virtues, you are comparable to the virtuous people." 

Bhrugu said - "О lord, I am the son of Jamadagni and am born in the race of Bhrugu; the name of my mother is Renuka and my name is Parashurama. О lord of the universe, by imparting divine knowledge to me, you take me as your pupil. О lord, О uplifter of the down-trodden, I take refuge under you. Therefore, you protect me. 

Finding the king who had come for hunting, hungry, my father welcomed him as a guest and served him with food provided by the Kapila cow. Thereafter, the foolish king became desirous of possessing the Kapila cow and he killed my father. Kapila on her part, finding my father dead, went back to Goloka. 

The mother also accompanied the father and I am an orphan at the moment. Therefore, О lord, you are my father at the moment and Parvati happens to be my mother. You protect me like your own son. With my mind filled with grief I have taken a difficult vow that I shall rid the earth of Kshatriyas, twenty-one times in the battle field and shall also destroy Kartavirya who had killed my father. 

O lord you, enable me to fulfil this vow."

On listening to the words of the Brahmana, Shiva looked at the face of Durga and the palate of Parvati dried up. 

Parvati said - "O tapasvi, because of your anger, you want to relieve the kings of the earth twenty-one times. О ascetic this is a great courage of yours that you want to kill Sahasrarjuna without any weapon. He is the one by the side glance of whom even Ravana was defeated. 

O ascetic, he has been provided with a kavacha of the lord by the Dattatreya and there is no let up in his prowess which never decreases because of which he has killed your father. He is the one who recites the name of the lord throughout day and night. Who can kill him on earth? I don’t have any such person known to me. 

О Brahmana, you get back to your home. What shall Shiva be able to do in this case, the rest of the kings are my devotees and why should they be afraid when I am there."

Bhadrakali said - "O Brahmana ascetic, you are foolish that you intend to deprive the earth of her rulers. It is like the one who is dwarf but intends to catch hold of the moon. 

Do you intend to kill my devotees who are quite virtuous and have become meritorious with the help of Shiva?” 

Parashurama listening to the words of both of them started crying aloud and in their very presence he got ready to end his life. Hearing the cries of Parashurama the merciful lord Shiva looked at Kali and Durga both and with their permission, he started speaking to Parashurama. 

Shiva said - "O son, from today onwards you will be like my son and I shall bestow on you the inaccessible secret mantra of the three world. 

I will also give you an astonishing kavacha with the use of which you will be able to kill Kartavirya. 

О Brahmana, you will relieve the earth of the Kshatriyas twenty-one times and the glory of your prowess will be spread in the universe. There is no doubt about it." Thus speaking lord Shiva gave him the inaccessible mantra called Trilokyavijaya the astonishing kavacha, stotra and the method of adoration, besides purascaranamantra siddhi and the relevant regulations to be followed for making the same a success. 

О Narada, he then told him the name and time of success. He imparted to him the knowledge of the Vedas. 

He also imparted to him the knowledge of Nagastra, Pasupata, inaccessible Brahmastra, Narayanastra, the fire weapon, the wind weapon, the water weapon, Gandharvastra Jrumbhanastra, besides the use of gada, shakti, parsu and the indestructible trident. 

He also imparted the knowledge of the use of various types of weapons, mantras, the method of their use, the quivers and infallible arrows, the methods of protecting himself, for achieving success in the battle-field, many types of illusory wars, uttering of humkara, reciting of mantras, protection of his army and destruction of the enemy army, the method of protecting himself at the time of danger in the battle-field and the knowledge of over coming death, besides the knowledge of illusion. 

Remaining with the teacher for a long time, he fully acquainted himself with the use of all the weapons achieving the entire knowledge. Thereafter, bowing in reverence to everyone, Parashurama left the place.