Bhagavatapurana 10.40.3

10.40.3

naite svarūpaṃ vidur ātmanas te hy ajādayo 'nātmatayā gṛhītaḥ /
ajo 'nubaddhaḥ sa guṇair ajāyā guṇāt paraṃ veda na te svarūpam //

3. These, Brahma and others, who are considered Anatma, do not know the essential nature of Thy all-pervading and all-powerful self, Brahma: being conditioned by the gunas of Prakriti, does not realise Thy nature unaffected by the gunas.