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Text 10
eṣa deva diter garbha
ojaḥ kāśyapam arpitam
diśas timirayan sarvā
vardhate ’gnir ivaidhasi
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.
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.
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.