Bhagavatapurana 10.87.1

10.87.1

/0 śrī-parīkṣid uvāca
brahman brahmaṇy anirdeśye nirguṇe guṇa-vṛttayaḥ /
kathaṃ caranti śrutayaḥ sākṣāt sad-asataḥ pare //

Parikshit said:— O sage, how could the Srutis that speak of the gunas and their products be said to do their function directly in respect of Brahman (the Supreme Being) who is destitute of all qualities, who cannot be defined and who is therefore far beyond the range of things perceptible, to be the cause or effect— (O sage, be pleased to remove this doubt in my mind, for thou hast indicated that the Vedas wholly declare Parabrahman.)