Bhagavatapurana 10.3.18

10.3.18

ya ātmano dṛśya-guṇeṣu sann iti vyavasyate sva-vyatirekato 'budhaḥ /
vinānuvādaṃ na ca tan manīṣitaṃ samyag yatas tyaktam upādadat pumān //

18. "He who concludes that, in the objects perceptible by Atman, there exists a real entity separate from Atman, is really an

ignorant man: for, the objective world, when investigated into, is nothing more than a matter of words, having no other essence at its bottom: hence is really a dunce the person who takes to be distinct and real, what is not, .

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tvatto 'sya janma-sthiti-saṃyamān vibho $ vadanty anīhād aguṇād avikriyāt &

19. "The birth, the existence (preservation) and destruction of the Universe, say they, proceed from Thee that actest not, O Lord, art untouched by the gunas and subject to no modification; and this view is not incompatible in Thee, the Perfect Brahman and Supreme Ruler; for (their activity) by the (active) gunas which depend upon Thee only is attributed to Thee.