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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
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एष देव दितेर्गर्भ ओजः काश्यपमर्पितम् दिशस्तिमिरयन्सर्वा वर्धतेऽग्निरिवैधसि
eṣa deva diter garbha ojaḥ kāśyapam arpitam diśas timirayan sarvā vardhate ’gnir ivaidhasi
WORD BY 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.
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PURPORT
| 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.
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