The governors of various planets spoke as follows: Dear Lord, we believe only in our direct perception, and therefore we see You as a creation of the material world. But under the circumstances we do not know whether we have actually seen You with our material senses. By our material senses we can simply perceive the cosmic manifestation, but You are beyond the five elements. You are the sixth.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
लोकपाला ऊचुः । दृष्टः किं नो दृग्भिरसद्ग्रहैस्त्वं प्रत्यग्द्रष्टा दृश्यते येन दृश्यम् । माया ह्येषा भवदीया हि भूमन् यस्त्वं षष्ठः पञ्चभिर्भासि भूतैः
lokapālā ūcuḥ | dṛṣṭaḥ kiṃ no dṛgbhirasadgrahaistvaṃ pratyagdraṣṭā dṛśyate yena dṛśyam | māyā hyeṣā bhavadīyā hi bhūman yastvaṃ ṣaṣṭhaḥ pañcabhirbhāsi bhūtaiḥ
SB 4.7.37