SB 3.12.21
अथाभिध्यायत: सर्गं दश पुत्रा: प्रजज्ञिरे ।
भगवच्छक्तियुक्तस्य लोकसन्तानहेतव: ॥ २१ ॥
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.