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| Canto 3: The Status Quo | Chapter 15: Description of the Kingdom of God |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 3.15.10
vardhate 'gnir ivaidhasi
SYNONYMS
eshah -- this; deva -- O lord; diteh -- of Diti; garbhah -- womb; ojah -- semen; kasyapam -- of Kasyapa; arpitam -- deposited; disah -- directions; timirayan -- causing complete darkness; sarvah -- all; vardhate -- overloads; agnih -- fire; iva -- as; edhasi -- fuel.
TRANSLATION
As fuel overloads a fire, so the embryo created by the semen of Kasyapa 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 semen of Kasyapa.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness