O Vidura! Diti, the daughter of Dakṣa, with a desire for a child and afflicted with lust, approached her husband Kaśyapa, son of Marīci, while he was seated in the sacrificial arena, , as the sun was setting in the evening, while he was in trance, after having worshipped the supreme lord of sacrifice whose tongue is the fire by offering rice cooked in milk. To introduce the question of the devatās, first a related topic, the birth of Hiraṇyākṣa and Hiraṇyakaśipu are described. This story continues until the end of the chapter. Kaśyapa was the son of Marīci. Hṛc-chayārdhitā means “afflicted with lust.” She approached not only in the twilight, but in the sacrificial arena, and while he was in samādhi, as the sun was setting. He had worshipped the master of sacrifices (yajuṣām), Viṣṇu, who has fire as his tongue.