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Chapter 15: Description of the Kingdom of God

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SB 3.15.10

एष देव दितेर्गर्भ ओजः काश्यपमर्पितम् दिशस्तिमिरयन्सर्वा वर्धते ऽग्निरिवैधसि

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

Synonyms

eṣaḥthis; devaO lord; diteḥof Diti; garbhaḥwomb; ojaḥsemina; kāśyapamof Kaśyapa; arpitamdeposited; diśaḥdirections; timirayancausing complete darkness; sarvāḥall; vardhateoverloads; agniḥfire; ivaas; edhasifuel..

Translation

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.

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 Kaśyapa.

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