Bhagavatapurana 5.11.7

5.11.7

tāvān ayaṃ vyavahāraḥ sadāviḥ kṣetrajña-sākṣyo bhavati sthūla-sūkṣmaḥ /
tasmān mano liṅgam ado vadanti guṇāguṇatvasya parāvarasya //

7. "So long does this perception and talk of the world shine forth as it is, subtle or gross, within the range of Kshetragna's perception; therefore the wise say that the mind is the cause of the high-

er or the lower state, or, of the degree of being attached or not to the three qualities (Satva and others).