Parashurama

Among the sacred mountains of the east, one stands above all others in purity — Mahendra, the mountain of Parashurama. There, in ancient times, Brahma himself performed a sacrifice, with the Bhagirathi river serving as the seat for the officiating priests, consecrating the land forever.

At Utpala in Panchala, Vishvamitra performed a sacrifice with Indra — a feat so extraordinary that Parashurama himself recounted his lineage in witness. But the true transformation came at Kanyakubja, where Vishvamitra drank soma with the king of the gods and formally withdrew from the kshatriya class, declaring himself a brahmana.