The fires that were lighted refused to blaze up. The Sun became dimmed. The Planets, the stars, and constellations, and the Moon, no longer shone.
अग्नयो नैव दीप्यन्ते नैव दीप्यति भास्करः। ग्रहा नैव प्रकाशन्ते नक्षत्राणि न चन्द्रमाः॥