Although a cloud is a product of the sun and is also made visible by the sun, it nevertheless creates darkness for the viewing eye, which is another partial expansion of the sun. Similarly, material false ego, a particular product of the Absolute Truth made visible by the Absolute Truth, obstructs the individual soul, another partial expansion of the Absolute Truth, from realizing the Absolute Truth.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
यथा घनोऽर्कप्रभवोऽर्कदर्शितो ह्यर्कांशभूतस्य च चक्षुषस्तमः । एवं त्वहं ब्रह्म गुणस्तदीक्षितो ब्रह्मांशकस्यात्मन आत्मबन्धनः
yathā ghano'rkaprabhavo'rkadarśito hyarkāṃśabhūtasya ca cakṣuṣastamaḥ | evaṃ tvahaṃ brahma guṇastadīkṣito brahmāṃśakasyātmana ātmabandhanaḥ
SB 12.4.32