tathā hi yadodbhūtavṛttinā rajasā yukto bhavati maheśvaras tadā sargahetuḥ prajānāṃ bhavati prasavakāryatvād rajasaḥ /
Thus when Maheśvara becomes connected with rajas in its manifest function, then He becomes the cause of creation of beings, because rajas has the function of producing.