Bhagavatapurana 8.5.31

8.5.31

ime vayaṃ yatpriyayaiva tanvā sattvena sṛṣṭā bahirantarāviḥ /
gatiṃ na sūkṣmāmṛṣayaśca vidmahe kuto 'surādyā itarapradhānāḥ //

31. “Though we, the gods and the rishes, have been created by His Satva only, we do not yet know His subtle essence, though it is, both in and out, distinctly perceived as the existence and as the Light. How could, then, Asuras and others in whom the other two qualities, Rajas and Tamas, predominate could realise it?