SB 3.15.10
एष देव दितेर्गर्भ ओज: काश्यपमर्पितम् ।
दिशस्तिमिरयन् सर्वा वर्धतेऽग्निरिवैधसि ॥ १० ॥
दिशस्तिमिरयन् सर्वा वर्धतेऽग्निरिवैधसि ॥ १० ॥
eṣa deva diter garbha
ojaḥ kāśyapam arpitam
diśas timirayan sarvā
vardhate 'gnir ivaidhasi
ojaḥ kāśyapam arpitam
diśas timirayan sarvā
vardhate 'gnir ivaidhasi
SYNONYMS
eṣaḥ—this; deva—O lord; diteḥ—of Diti; garbhaḥ—womb; ojaḥ—semen; kāśyapam—of Kaśyapa; arpitam—deposited; diśaḥ—directions; timirayan—causing complete darkness; sarvāḥ—all; vardhate—overloads; agniḥ—fire; iva—as; edhasi—fuel.
TRANSLATION
As fuel overloads a fire, so the embryo created by the semen of Kaśyapa in the womb of Diti has caused complete darkness throughout the universe.
PURPORT
The darkness throughout the universe is explained herewith as being caused by the embryo created in the womb of Diti by the semen of Kaśyapa.