SB 3.12.21
TEXT 21
athābhidhyāyataḥ sargaṁ
daśa putrāḥ prajajñire
bhagavac-chakti-yuktasya
loka-santāna-hetavaḥ
SYNONYMS
atha—thus; abhidhyāyataḥ—while thinking of; sargam—creation; daśa—ten; putrāḥ—sons; prajajñire—were begotten; bhagavat—regarding the Personality of Godhead; śakti—potency; yuktasya—empowered with; loka—the world; santāna—generation; hetavaḥ—the causes.
TRANSLATION
Brahmā, who was empowered by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, thought of generating living entities and begot ten sons for the extension of the generations.