He is that Supreme Lord, Śrīman Nārāyaṇa, who in His glorious incarnation as Śrī Paraśurāma, utterly vanquished the arrogant and inimical kings who opposed dharma. Having subdued them, He fulfilled His sacred duty by performing rites of tarpaṇaṁ for His departed ancestors, using the very blood of those vanquished foes. Later, in His most enchanting avatāra as