मर्द नामाहुतिमयं व्यादितास्यं महामुनि: । तस्य दन्तसहस््रं तु बभूव शतयोजनम्
marda nāmāhutimayaṃ vyāditāsyaṃ mahāmuniḥ | tasya dantahasraṃ tu babhūva śatayojanam ||
チヤヴァナは言った。「その大聖は、火中への供物によって—供物そのものから成る—マルダという存在を生み出し、彼は大口をあけて立っていた。その口内には千の歯があり、一本ごとに百由旬の高さであった。」
च्यवन उवाच
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).