दिशस्तिमिरयन्सर्वा वर्धतेऽग्निरिवैधसि ॥१०॥
eá¹£a deva diter garbha
ojaḥ kÄÅ›yapam arpitam
diÅ›as timirayan sarvÄ
vardhate 'gnir ivaidhasi
eá¹£aḥ - this; deva - O lord; diteḥ - of Diti; garbhaḥ - womb; ojaḥ - semen; kÄÅ›yapam - of KaÅ›yapa; arpitam - deposited; diÅ›aḥ - directions; timirayan - causing complete darkness; sarvÄḥ - all; vardhate - overloads; agniḥ - fire; iva - as; edhasi - fuel.
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.
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.
