Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 12 - Chapter 1 - Verse 20

Sanskrit:

पदार्थेषु यथा द्रव्यं सन्मात्रं रूपनामसु ।बीजादिपञ्चतान्तासु ह्यवस्थासु युतायुतम् ॥ २० ॥

ITRANS:

padārtheṣu yathā dravyaṁsan-mātraṁ rūpa-nāmasubījādi-pañcatāntāsuhy avasthāsu yutāyutam

Translation:

Although a material object may assume various forms and names, its essential ingredient is always present as the basis of its existence. Similarly, both conjointly and separately, the Supreme Absolute Truth is always present with the created material body throughout its phases of existence, beginning with conception and ending with death.

Purport:

Moist clay can be molded into various shapes and named “waterpot,” “flowerpot” or “storage pot.” Despite the various names and forms, the essential ingredient, earth, is constantly present. Similarly, the Supreme Lord is present throughout a material body’s stages of bodily existence. The Lord is identical with material nature, being its ultimate generating source. At the same time, the unique Supreme Being exists separately, aloof in His own abode.