Fitting the arrow to the bow of Lord Visnu and declaring it as unfailing, Śrī Rāma asks Paraśurāma to point out at whom it may be discharged, and at the instance of the latter puts an end to his title to the (ethereal) worlds earned by him through his austerities. Recognizing Śrī Rāma to be no other than Lord Visnu and taking leave of him, Paraśurāma withdraws to Mount Mahendra in order to resume his austerities.