लोके तेनाहतालोके लोकपाला हतौजस: । न्यवेदयन् विश्वसृजे ध्वान्तव्यतिकरं दिशाम् ॥ २ ॥
loke tenahataloke loka-pala hataujasah nyavedayan visva-srje dhvanta-vyatikaram disam
- loke
- within this universe
- tena
- by the force of the pregnancy of Diti
- ahata
- being devoid of
- aloke
- light
- loka-palah
- the demigods of various planes
- hata-ojasah
- whose prowess was diminished
- nyavedayan
- asked
- visva-srje
- Brahma
- dhvanta-vyatikaram
- expansion of darkness
- disam
- in all directions.
By the force of the pregnancy of Diti, the light of the sun and moon was impaired in all the planes, and the demigods of various planes, being disturbed by that force, asked the creator of the universe, Brahma, What is this expansion of darkness in all directions