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.
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.