Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7, Verse 12

ये चैव सात्त्विका भावा राजसास्तामसाश्च ये | मत्त एवेति तान्विद्धि न त्वहं तेषु ते मयि ||

ye caiva sāttvikā bhāvā rājasās tāmasāś ca ye matta eveti tān viddhi na tvahaṁ teṣu te mayi

Know that all states of being—goodness, passion, and ignorance—are manifested by My energy. I am not in them; they are in Me.

Krishna reveals the relationship between Himself and the three gunas (qualities of nature). 'Ye caiva sāttvikā bhāvā rājasās tāmasāś ca ye'—all states of being—goodness (sattva), passion (rajas), and ignorance (tamas). 'Matta eveti tān viddhi'—know them to be from Me, manifested by My energy. 'Na tvahaṁ teṣu te mayi'—I am not in them; they are in Me. This is crucial: the three gunas come from Krishna's energy, but Krishna is not limited by them. He transcends them. The gunas are in Krishna, but Krishna is not in the gunas. This verse concludes the section on divine manifestations (7.8-7.12) and establishes Krishna's transcendence over the material qualities that bind living beings.