Editing Parashurama (section)

==== Bhishma ====
In the ''Mahabharata'', Parashurama intercedes on the princess [[Amba (Mahabharata)|Amba]]'s behalf, promising to command his disciple [[Bhishma]] to do his duty and marry her after her abduction.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Uberoi |first=Meera |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Cn_zJhh-rIC&pg=PA25 |title=The Mahabharata |date=2005 |publisher=Penguin Books India |isbn=978-0-14-303358-5 |pages=25 |language=en}}</ref> When Parashurama arrives with his retinue at [[Kurukshetra]], he sends a message to Bhishma to inform him of his arrival. Bhishma comes to see his [[guru]], offering him the traditional respects. Parashurama commands Bhishma to accept Amba as his wife. Bhishma refuses, restating that he had taken a vow of celibacy. An infuriated Parashurama threatens Bhishma with death. Bhishma tries to calm the sage, but in vain, and he finally agrees to battle his guru to safeguard his [[Kshatriya]] duty. [[Ganga in Hinduism|Ganga]] tries stopping the battle by beseeching her son as well as the great sage, but fails.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Kisari Mohan Ganguli |author-link=Kisari Mohan Ganguli |title=Section CLXXXI |url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m05/m05181.htm |work=The Mahabharata, Book 5: Udyoga Parva |publisher=Sacred-texts.com}}</ref> The great battle lasts for 23 days, without any result. On the 24th day, when [[Bhishma]] chooses to use a deadly weapon, at the behest of the divine sage [[Narada]] and the [[Deva (Hinduism)|devas]], Parashurama ends the conflict and the battle is declared a draw.<ref name="Mani">{{cite encyclopaedia |year=1975 <!-- | location = Delhi --> |title=Amba |encyclopaedia=Puranic Encyclopaedia: a Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishers |last=Mani |first=Vettam |author-link=Vettam Mani |pages=27–29 |isbn=978-0-8426-0822-0}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Kisari Mohan Ganguli |author-link=Kisari Mohan Ganguli |title=Section CLXXXVIII |url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m05/m05188.htm |work=The Mahabharata, Book 5: Udyoga Parva |publisher=Sacred-texts.com}}</ref> Parashurama narrates the events to Amba and urges her to seek Bhishma's protection. However, Amba refuses to listen to Parashurama's advice and angrily declares that she would achieve her objective by asceticism.<ref name="CLXXXIX">{{Cite web |author=Kisari Mohan Ganguli |author-link=Kisari Mohan Ganguli |title=Section CLXXXIX |url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m05/m05189.htm |work=The Mahabharata, Book 5: Udyoga Parva |publisher=Sacred-texts.com}}</ref>