Bhagavatapurana 3.5.47

3.5.47

tat te vayaṃ loka-sisṛkṣayādya tvayānusṛṣṭās tribhir ātmabhiḥ sma /
sarve viyuktāḥ sva-vihāra-tantraṃ na śaknumas tat pratihartave te //

47. O First Being, now, we who have been created by Thee for the purpose of creating the world, (and) have been

endowed with three different natures, Satvika, Rajasa and Tamasa, are separated, and are therefore not able to offer Thee the world (so created), the scene of Thy sportful activities.