dhvānta-vyatikaraṁ diśām

loke-within this universe; tena-by the force of the pregnancy of Diti; ahata-being devoid of; aloke-light; loka-palah-the demigods of various planets; hata-ojasah-whose prowess was diminished; nyavedayan-asked; visva-srje-Brahma; dhvanta-vyatikaram-expansion of darkness; disam-in all directions.