Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.6.26
SB 3.6.26
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sattvaṁ cāsya vinirbhinnaṁ mahān dhiṣṇyam upāviśat cittenāṁśena yenāsau vijñānaṁ pratipadyate
Translation
Thereafter, when His consciousness separately manifested itself, the total energy, mahat-tattva, entered with His conscious part. Thus the living entity is able to conceive specific knowledge.