Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.10.32
SB 2.10.32
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guṇātmakānīndriyāṇi bhūtādi-prabhavā guṇāḥ manaḥ sarva-vikārātmā buddhir vijñāna-rūpiṇī
Translation
The sense organs are attached to the modes of material nature, and the modes of material nature are products of the false ego. The mind is subjected to all kinds of material experiences (happiness and distress), and the intelligence is the feature of the mind's deliberation.