Bhagavatapurana 6.1.51

6.1.51

tadetat ṣoḍaśakalaṃ liṅgaṃ śaktitrayaṃ mahat /
dhatte 'nusaṃsṛtiṃ puṃsi harṣaśokabhayārtidām //

51. And this subtle body (Linga) which has no beginning and is the effect of the three forces or gunas and (the aforesaid sixteen parts) continues to keep man in Samsara (in the cycle of births and deaths) which is the source of joy, grief, fear, and afflicton.