Canto 3, Chapter 15

Chapter 15

Verse 10 (SB 3.15.10)
SB 3.15.10 • मूल श्लोक

एष देव दितेर्गर्भ ओज: काश्यपमर्पितम् । दिशस्तिमिरयन् सर्वा वर्धतेऽग्निरिवैधसि ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

eṣa deva diter garbha ojaḥ kāśyapam arpitam diśas timirayan sarvā vardhate ’gnir ivaidhasi

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

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.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda
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.