O great sage, as soon as I got a taste of the Personality of Godhead, my attention to hear of the Lord was unflinching. And as my taste developed, I could realize that it was only in my ignorance that I had accepted gross and subtle coverings, for both the Lord and I are transcendental.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
तस्मिंस्तदा लब्धरुचेर्महामुने प्रियश्रवस्यास्खलिता मतिर्मम । ययाहमेतत्सदसत्स्वमायया पश्ये मयि ब्रह्मणि कल्पितं परे
tasmiṃstadā labdharucermahāmune priyaśravasyāskhalitā matirmama | yayāhametatsadasatsvamāyayā paśye mayi brahmaṇi kalpitaṃ pare
SB 1.5.27