Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.26
SB 3.26.26
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kartṛtvaṁ karaṇatvaṁ ca kāryatvaṁ ceti lakṣaṇam śānta-ghora-vimūḍhatvam iti vā syād ahaṅkṛteḥ
Translation
This false ego is characterized as the doer, as an instrument and as an effect. It is further characterized as serene, active or dull according to how it is influenced by the modes of goodness, passion and ignorance.