अथाभिध्यायतः सर्गं दश पुत्राः प्रजज्ञिरे ।
भगवच्छक्तियुक्तस्य लोकसन्तानहेतवः ॥ २१ ॥
atha-thus; abhidhyayatah-while thinking of; sargam-creation; dasa-ten; putrah-sons; prajajnire-were begotten; bhagavat-regarding the Personality of Godhead; sakti-potency; yuktasya-empowered with; loka-the world; santana-generation; hetavah-the causes.
Brahma, who was empowered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, thought of generating living entities and begot ten sons for the extension of the generations.