Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.27.4
SB 3.27.4
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arthe hy avidyamāne 'pi saṁsṛtir na nivartate dhyāyato viṣayān asya svapne 'narthāgamo yathā
Translation
Actually a living entity is transcendental to material existence, but because of his mentality of lording it over material nature, his material existential condition does not cease, and just as in a dream, he is affected by all sorts of disadvantages.