Mada

During a royal sacrifice, the aged sage Chyavana prepares to offer soma to the Ashvins — the twin physicians of the gods. Indra stops him, declaring them unworthy of the sacred drink. Chyavana does not yield. He offers the soma anyway. Indra hurls his vajra. What happens next changes the balance of power between gods and sages.

Mada — the intoxicating force of excess — had been created before, and now it had returned. The valorous one took it and divided it into four parts: drinks, women, gambling, and hunting. Having thrown Mada away, he satisfied Indra and the Ashvins with soma, performed a sacrifice for the king, and became famous throughout the worlds.