Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 2.5.19
SB 2.5.19
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kārya-kāraṇa-kartṛtve dravya-jñāna-kriyāśrayāḥ badhnanti nityadā muktaṁ māyinaṁ puruṣaṁ guṇāḥ
Translation
These three modes of material nature, being further manifested as matter, knowledge and activities, put the eternally transcendental living entity under conditions of cause and effect and make him responsible for such activities.