hindus believe that vishnu has many important avatars. the parashurama also known as parshurama avatar was the sixth important avatar. in this avatar, vishnu was in the form of a human. he came to earth to stop bad people. he was the son of sage jamdagni, a sage who was known for his temper. it is believed that parashurma was cheiranjiv it means that he was immortal. he was the great devotee of lord shiva. parshurama's mother renuka devi was daughter of kshatriya after receiving parashurma from lord shiva as a boon it was impossible to defeat parashurma in earth. he was the first brahmakshatriya (both brahmin and kshatriya warrior)