### SB 3.15.10

> एष देव दितेर्गर्भ ओजः काश्यपमर्पितम् ।\
> दिशस्तिमिरयन्सर्वा वर्धतेऽग्निरिवैधसि ॥१०॥

> eṣa deva diter garbha\
> ojaḥ kāśyapam arpitam\
> diśas timirayan sarvā\
> vardhate 'gnir ivaidhasi

*eṣaḥ*—this; *deva*—O lord; *diteḥ*—of Diti; *garbhaḥ*—womb; *ojaḥ*—semina; *kāśyapam*—of Kaśyapa; *arpitam*—deposited; *diśaḥ*—directions; *timirayan*—causing complete darkness; *sarvāḥ*—all; *vardhate*—overloads; *agniḥ*—fire; *iva*—as; *edhasi*—fuel.

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