980 Srimad-Bhagavatam [ Canto 3, Ch. 15

dayaya—mercy; drstya—hy your glance; apannan—us, the surrendered;
arhasi—are able; tksitum—to see.

TRANSLATION

The demigods prayed to Brahma: Please look upon us mercifully, for
we have fallen into a miserable condition; because of the darkness, all our

work has been suspended.
PURPORT

Because of complete darkness throughout the universe, the regular
activities and engagements of all the different planets were suspended. As
in the North and South Poles of this planet there are sometimes no
divisions of day and night, similarly, when the sunlight does not approach
the different planets within the universe, there is no distinction between
day and night.

TEXT 10

ay aq feat site: arervafiag |
eae aat THA sfahaufiz 112 of!

esa deva diter garbha
ojah kasyapam arpitam
disas timirayan sarva
vardhate ‘gnir ivaidhasi
esah—this; deva—O lord; diteh—of Diti; garbhah—womb; ojah—semina;
kasyapam—of Kagyapa; arpitam—deposited; disah—directions; timirayan—
causing complete darkness; sarva@h—all; vardhate—overloads; agnih—fire;
iva—as; edhasi—fuel.

TRANSLATION

As fuel overloads a fire, so the embryo created by the semina of
Kagyapa in the womb of Diti has caused complete darkness throughout
the universe.

PURPORT

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.
