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