SB 3.15.10

TEXT 10

TEXT

एष देव दितेर्गर्भ ओजः काश्यपमर्पितम् ।
दिशस्तिमिरयन्सर्वा वर्धते ऽग्निरिवैधसि ॥ १० ॥

esa deva diter garbha

ojah kasyapam arpitam

disas timirayan sarva

vardhate 'gnir ivaidhasi

esah-this; deva-O lord; diteh-of Diti; garbhah-womb; ojah-semina; kasyapam-of Kasyapa; arpitam-deposited; disah-directions; timirayan-causing complete darkness; sarvah-all; vardhate-overloads; agnih-fire; iva-as; edhasi-fuel.

TRANSLATION

As fuel overloads a fire, so the embryo created by the semina of Kasyapa 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 semina of Kasyapa.

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