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.

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.