Shloka 19
च्यवन-यज्ञे अश्विनोः सोमग्रहण-विवादः
Cyavana’s Sacrifice and the Aśvins’ Soma Dispute
ततः कृत्याथ संजज्ञे मुनेस्तस्य तपोबलात् । मदो नाम महावीर्यों बृहत्कायो महासुर:
tataḥ kṛtyātha saṃjajñe munes tasya tapobalāt | mado nāma mahāvīryo bṛhatkāyo mahāsuraḥ ||
Then, by the power of that sage’s austerities, a magical being (kṛtyā) came into existence—an immensely valorous great demon named Mada, huge of body and formidable in might. The episode underscores how ascetic power, when directed toward a purpose, can manifest potent forces that must be governed by restraint and right intent.
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
Tapas (austerity) can generate extraordinary power, but the narrative implies an ethical demand: such power should be guided by self-control and right purpose, since it can produce overwhelming forces with dangerous consequences.
A sage’s ascetic energy gives rise to a kṛtyā—here taking the form of a mighty, gigantic asura named Mada—signaling the emergence of a powerful supernatural agent within the story’s unfolding events.