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Parasurama or Lord Ramachandra mentioned in Bhagavad Gita 10.31

Parasurama or Lord Ramachandra
dear devotees
Pranams
All glories to Sri Guru and Gauranga
All glories to Srila Prabhupada
I had a discussion with Jayadvaita Swami yesterday that mentioned that Hayagriva did a mistake in the 10chapter of the Bhagavad Gita :
TEXT 31
pavanah pavatam asmi ramah sastra-bhrtam aham jhasanam makaras casmi srotasam asmi jahnavi
SYNONYMS
pavanah--the wind; pavatam--of all that purifies; asmi--I am; ramah--Rama; sastra-bhrtam--of the carriers of weapons; aham--I am; jhasanam--of all aquatics; makarah--shark; ca asmi--I am  also; srotasam--of flowing rivers; asmi--I am; jahnavi--the  River Ganges.
TRANSLATION
Of purifiers I am the wind; of  the wielders of weapons I am Rama; of fishes I am the shark, and of flowing  rivers I am the Ganges.
PURPORT
Of all the aquatics the shark is one of  the biggest and is certainly the most dangerous to man. Thus the shark  represents Krsna. And of rivers, the greatest in India is the Mother Ganges.  Lord Ramacandra, of the Ramayana, an incarnation of Krsna, is the  mightest of warriors.
So in the revised edited version it states:
jhaṣāṇāḿ makaraś cāsmi
SYNONYMS
pavanaḥ — the wind; pavatām — of all that purifies; asmiI am; rāmaḥRāma; śastra-bhṛtām — of the carriers of weapons; ahamI am; jhaṣāṇām — of all fish; makaraḥ — the shark; ca — also; asmiI am; srotasām — of flowing rivers; asmiI am; jāhnavī — the River Ganges.
TRANSLATION
Of purifiers I am the wind, of the wielders of weapons I am Rāma, of fishes I am the shark, and of flowing rivers I am the Ganges.
PURPORT
Of all the aquatics the shark is one of the biggest and is certainly the most dangerous to man. Thus the shark represents Kṛṣṇa
Jayadvaita Swami states that this Rama refers to Parasurama , so lets see what the acaryas has stated:
Commentary by Sri Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakur
Of moving or purifying agents, I am the wind. Among bearers of weapons, I am Parasurama. He is suitable as a vibhuti because he is an avesavatara, and because he is an outstanding jiva among those who have been given powers by the Lord. Padma Purana quoted in Bhagavatamrta says "O devi, I have recited to you the story of Parasurama, a saktyavesa avatara of the Lord." Also it says, "He took birth as an empowered jiva." The characteristics of the avesavatara are also mentioned in the Bhagavatamrta. "Where a jiva is filled with portions of jnana sakti or other sakti of the Lord, he is called avesavatara." (Laghu Bhagavatamrta 1.4 .39, 1.4.38, 1.1.18) Among fish (jhasanam), I am the makara, a special type of fish. Among rivers (srotasam), I am the Ganga.
So yes Srila Visvanath Chakravati Thakura has stated this , lets look at the acaryas commentaries:
Rudra Vaisnava Sampradaya:
Visnuswami
Sridhara Swami's Commentary
Of purifiers Lord Krishna's vibhuti or divine, transcendental opulence  is the wind. Of wielders of weapons His vibhuti is Parasurama who slew in  battle all the ksatriyas or warriors class 21 times with His mighty axe.  Among fish His vibhuti is a particular fish that can swallow a whole  whale and lives in the deepest part of the ocean known as Makara and  amongst all rivers, Lord Krishna's vibhuti is jahnavia name of  the holy Ganga.
Brahma Vaisnava Sampradaya:
Madhvacarya
Madhvacarya's Commentary
Being of the form of ananda or bliss, being completely spiritual of  Himself, being the delighter of the people Lord Krishna's vibhuti or  divine, transcendental opulence is known as Rama. In the Shandilya section it  states: Of blissful form, unlimited, from whom the world revels is known as  Rama. Ra and amaare the root and together as Rama mean  exceedingly pleasing to all.
Sri Vaisnava Sampradaya:
Ramanuja
Ramanuja's Commentary
Lord Krishna reveals that of things that purify and things that are the  swiftest His vibhuti or divine, transcendental opulence is the wind. The  words sastra-bhrtam means weapon wielding heroes of which His vibhuti is Rama but unlike other vibhuti which are indirect. Rama  is an avatar or direct incarnation of the Supreme Lord Krishna who  manifests Himself as Rama the paragon of weapon wielding heroes. Indirect vibhutis such as the Maruts or the Vasus are still jivasor  embodied souls even though imbued with a filament of the Supreme Lords potency.  In relationship to the Supreme Lord they are exactly like potencies serving Him  as the weapons wielded by Rama are likewise serving Him.
Kumara Vaisnava Sampradaya:
Nimbaditya
Kesava Kasmiri's Commentary
Among purifiers Lord Krishna's vibhuti or divine, transcendental  opulence is the swift moving wind. Among weapon wielding warriors His vibhuti is the valiant hero Rama who is a lila avatar or  divine pastime incarnation of the Supreme Lord Krishna being His catur-vyuya  expansion Vasudeva. One should never think that Rama born of King Dasaratha in  the solar line of the exalted Raghu dynasty is non-different from the Supreme  Lord Krishna except in rasa or mood. The word Rama may also be  interpreted to be Parasurama the son of Jamadagni and Renuka, who was a sakyavesa avatar or empowered incarnation of Lord Krishna who slew all  the ksatriyas 21 times with His mighty axe. Among rivers His vibhuti is jahnavithe daughter of the sage Jahnu known as the  holy river Ganges.
So Srila Sridhara Swami  and Srila Visvanath has given their opinion that this vers refers to Parasurama, Kesava Kasmiri who is the incarnation of Nimbarkacarya has stated that it refers to Lord Ramachandra but may also refere to Parasurama. Very interesting.
Lets look up the BBT editing notes: 
10.31: Lord Rama, “of the Ramayana
pavanah pavatam asmi             ramah sastra-bhrtam aham             jhasanam makaras casmi             srotasam asmi jahnavi
TRANSLATION: Of purifiers I am the wind, of the wielders of weapons I am Rama, of fishes I am the shark, and of flowing rivers I am the Ganges.
[From the purport]
Of all the aquatics the shark is one of the biggest and is certainly the most dangerous to man. Thus the shark represents Krsna. Lord Ramacandra, of the Ramayana, an incarnation of Krsna, is the mightiest of warriors.
Of all the acquatics especially fish the shark-fish is the biggest amongst them and some of the shark-fish are dangerous to humankind also, but the shark-fish is amongst the fish. [end of purport.]
Comment by Jayadvaita Swami
The shark may be a dangerous fish, but the locution “of the Ramayana” at once alerted me that something else fishy was going on. Is Lord Ramacandra a character from a book, like Alice “of Alice in Wonderland”? Sure enough, in the original manuscript the text about Lord Ramacandra doesn’t appear; it seems to have been added by the editor.
For certain, the editor of the First Edition was trying to be helpful. But sometimes we are better off without help. The word rama may of course refer to Lord Ramacandra—or to Balarama, or even to Krsna Himself. Nonetheless, our sampradaya acaryas comment here that rama refers to—whom? Lord Parasurama.
my comment to this :
According to Srila Sridhara Swami and Srila Visvanath Chakravati Thakura, here refers to Parasurama.
However Sri Ramanujacarya and Kesava Kasmiri has suggested that this vers refers mainly to Lord Ramachandra  .Srila Madhavacarya has not specified.
Lord Caitanya gave much respect to Srila Sridhara Swamis, Bhagavatam commentaries, and Kesava kasmiri is the incarnation of Nimbarkacarya......... obviously the acaryas have different opinions on this issue...though it is a minor detail ,If we remember both Lord Ramachandra and Parasura what is the fault? They surely used their divine weapons in a stunning fashion as did Lord Balarama .However Rama can not be refered to as Krsna  Himself as suggested by Jayadvaita Swami because this chapter deals with the vibhutis of Krsna...
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