Shloka 27
मर्द नामाहुतिमयं व्यादितास्यं महामुनि: । तस्य दन्तसहस््रं तु बभूव शतयोजनम्
marda nāmāhutimayaṃ vyāditāsyaṃ mahāmuniḥ | tasya dantahasraṃ tu babhūva śatayojanam ||
Dijo Cyavana: «El gran sabio, mediante una oblación arrojada al fuego—formada de la propia ofrenda—hizo surgir a un ser llamado Marda, que se alzó con la boca abierta de par en par. En su boca había mil dientes, y cada uno medía cien yojanas de altura».
च्यवन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The episode underscores that tapas and righteous ritual power can restrain even the gods; pride and coercion invite corrective consequences, while dharma-backed austerity commands moral authority.
A great sage performs an oblation into fire and produces a terrifying being named Marda, described with an enormous gaping mouth and colossal teeth—an omen-like force meant to threaten and subdue divine opposition (notably Indra in the broader passage).