ततोऽपरामुपादाय स सर्गाय मनो दधे ॥४९॥

tato 'parÄm upÄdÄya
sa sargÄya mano dadhe

 tataḥ - thereafter; aparÄm - another; upÄdÄya - having accepted; saḥ - he; sargÄya - in the matter of creation; manaḥ - mind; dadhe - gave attention.


Text

Thereafter BrahmÄ accepted another body, in which sex life was not forbidden, and thus he engaged himself in the matter of further creation.

Purport

In his former body, which was transcendental, affection for sex life was forbidden, and BrahmÄ therefore had to accept another body to allow himself to be connected with sex. He thus engaged himself in the matter of creation. His former body transformed into fog, as previously described.