Shloka 27
मर्द नामाहुतिमयं व्यादितास्यं महामुनि: । तस्य दन्तसहस््रं तु बभूव शतयोजनम्
marda nāmāhutimayaṃ vyāditāsyaṃ mahāmuniḥ | tasya dantahasraṃ tu babhūva śatayojanam ||
Cyavana berkata: “Resi agung itu, melalui oblasi yang dicurahkan ke dalam api—terbentuk daripada persembahan itu sendiri—melahirkan suatu makhluk bernama Marda, berdiri dengan mulut ternganga luas. Di dalam mulutnya ada seribu batang gigi, setiap satu setinggi seratus yojana.”
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).