Bhagavatapurana 11.22.17

11.22.17

sargādau prakṛtir hy asya kārya-kāraṇa-rūpiṇī /
sattvādibhir guṇair dhatte puruṣo 'vyakta īkṣate //

17. In the beginning, when this Universe is created Prakriti assumes the forms of cause and effect through Satva and other gunas and is liable to every such state the intelligent being remains unmanifest and witnesses the work of Prakriti.