Shloka 34
Marutta’s Sacrifice and Agni’s Embassy (मरुत्त-यज्ञे दूतत्वम्)
हनुरेका जगतीस्था तथैका दिव॑ गता महतो दानवस्य । सहस॑ दन््तानां शतयोजनानां सुतीक्ष्णानां घोररूपं बभूव,उस विशालकाय दानवकी एक ठोढ़ी पृथ्वीपर टिकी हुई थी और दूसरा ऊपरका ओठ स्वर्गसे जा लगा था। उसके सैकड़ों योजन लंबे सहस्रों तीखे दाँत थे, जिससे उसका रूप बड़ा भयंकर प्रतीत होता था
hanur ekā jagatī-sthā tathaikā divaṁ gatā mahato dānavasya | sahasra-dantānāṁ śata-yojanānāṁ su-tīkṣṇānāṁ ghora-rūpaṁ babhūva ||
Śakra said: “One of that mighty Dānava’s jaws rested upon the earth, while the other reached up to heaven. He bore thousands of razor-sharp teeth, each extending for a hundred yojanas, and thus his appearance became terrifying.” In the narrative, the verse heightens the moral contrast between divine order and demonic excess: the Dānava’s colossal, fearsome form symbolizes unchecked power that threatens the world’s balance, prompting righteous restraint and protection by the gods.
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse uses hyperbolic, terrifying imagery to portray demonic power as excessive and destabilizing; by implication, dharma requires that such threats to the world’s balance be checked by rightful authority and protective action.
Śakra (Indra) describes a colossal Dānava whose jaw spans from earth to heaven and whose immense, sharp teeth make him dreadful, emphasizing the magnitude of the danger faced.