[Nārada Muni had said that there is a house made of twenty-five elements. The Haryaśvas understood this analogy.] The Supreme Lord is the reservoir of the twenty-five elements, and as the Supreme Being, the conductor of cause and effect, He causes their manifestation. If one engages in temporary fruitive activities, not knowing that Supreme Person, what benefit will he derive?
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
पञ्चविंशतितत्त्वानां पुरुषोऽद्भुतदर्पणम् । अध्यात्ममबुधस्येह किमसत्कर्मभिर्भवेत्
pañcaviṃśatitattvānāṃ puruṣo'dbhutadarpaṇam | adhyātmamabudhasyeha kimasatkarmabhirbhavet
SB 6.5.17