Bhagavatapurana 5.5.9

5.5.9

yadā mano-hṛdaya-granthir asya karmānubaddho dṛḍha āślatheta /
tadā janaḥ samparivartate 'smād muktaḥ paraṃ yāty atihāya hetum //

9. When this strong (hard) knot of the heart, namely, this thought, brought about by Karma becomes loosened, it is then that

man gets out of this delusion in the form of attachment between man and woman; and then only he eschews the cause (Ahankara), becomes free and attains to the highest goal.