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[[File:2 iconographic representations of Parasurama.jpg|thumb|right|Parashurama with his axe (two representations)]]
The Hindu literature on iconography such as the ''Vishnudharmottara Puran'' and ''Rupamandana'' describes him as a man with matted locks, with two hands, one carrying an axe. However, the ''[[Agni Purana|Agni Puran]]'' portrays his iconography with four hands, carrying his axe, bow, arrow and sword. The ''[[Bhagavata Purana|Bhagavata Puran]]'' describes his icon as one with four hands, carrying his axe, bow, arrows and a shield like a warrior.<ref name="donaldson178">{{cite book|author=Thomas E Donaldson|editor=Umakant Premanand Shah|title=Studies in Jaina Art and Iconography and Allied Subjects in Honour of Dr. U.P. Shah|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fETebHcHKogC |year=1995|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-81-7017-316-8|pages=178–180}}</ref> Though a warrior, his representation inside Hindu temples with him in war scenes is rare (the Basohli temple is one such exception). Typically, he is shown with two hands, with an axe in his right hand either seated or standing.<ref name="donaldson178" />
== People Associated with Parashurama ==
The Sampangirama family is one of the many families that are descents of Parshurama.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Welcome to Travancore Devaswom Board – Travancore Devaswom Board|url=http://travancoredevaswomboard.org/about/|access-date=2021-04-10|language=en-US}}</ref> The Sampangirama family<ref>{{Cite web|title=Champakadhama Temple Bannerghatta Bangalore|url=https://travel2karnataka.com/champakadhama_temple_bangalore.htm|access-date=2021-04-10|website=travel2karnataka.com}}</ref> goes by many last names, the most notable being Sampangirama, Nagar, and Rao.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rainlonginsect47.life/|title=rainlonginsect47.life|access-date=2021-04-10|website=rainlonginsect47.life}}{{dead link|date=October 2010|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> The Sampangirama family follows the pravara (bloodline): Bhargava, Chyavana, Apnavana, Aurva, Jamadagni, Parashurama. Majority of the Sampangirama family lives in the state of Karnataka. Additionally, the family follows the Bhargava gotra, an ancient line of lineage starting from Sage Bhrigu.<ref>{{Cite web|title=श्री क्षेत्र परशुराम|url=http://www.parshuramdevasthan.org/|access-date=2021-04-10|website=www.parshuramdevasthan.org}}</ref>
[[Vats (clan)|Vats (Clan)]] gotra brahmins of Hindi belt region (Saryupareen Brahmins) also have five pravaras- [[Bhrigu]], [[Chyavana]], Apnavana, [[Aurva]] and [[Jamadagni]]. These gotra can be found in people of surname [[Dubey]], [[Mishra]], [[Jha]], etc of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]] and other parts of [[Awadh]], [[Purvanchal]], [[Bundelkhand]], [[Baghelkhand]] and [[Mithilanchal]] region. [[Vats (clan)|Vats (Clan)]] gotra originated from Sage [[Bhrigu]], that is why [[Vats (clan)|Vats (Clan)]] gotra is a gotra of [[Brahmins]] belonging to [[Bhrigu]] lineage. {{sfn|Datta|1989|p=126}} {{sfn|Datta|1989|pp=125-126, 133}}
Sage '''Vats''', also known as '''Vatsa''', was the grandfather of Sage [[Aurva]] and great-great grandfather of Sage [[Ṛchika]] (Ruchika), and son of Ṛchika was [[Jamadagni]]. And hence [[Vats (clan)|Vats (Clan)]] gotra brahmins are direct descendent of Sage [[Parshurama]].<ref name="Puranas">{{cite book|title=Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Puranas|date=2001|volume=1|publisher=Sarup & Sons|isbn=9788176252263|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6F0ZIBIL2ZAC&pg=129|page=129|accessdate=2020-01-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=India Through the Ages|url=https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada|last=Gopal|first=Madan|year= 1990| page= [https://archive.org/details/indiathroughages00mada/page/73 73]|editor=K.S. Gautam|publisher=Publication Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India}}</ref>
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