SB 12.10.2
sri-markandeya uvaca
prapanno ’smy anghri-mulam te
prapannabhaya-dam hare
yan-mayayapi vibudha
muhyanti jñana-kasaya
Translation:
Sri Markandeya said: O Lord Hari, I take shelter of the soles of Your lotus feet, which bestow fearlessness upon all who surrender to them. Even the great demigods are bewildered by Your illusory energy, which appears to them in the guise of knowledge.
Purport:
Conditioned souls are attracted to material sense gratification, and thus they meticulously study the workings of nature. Although they appear to be advancing in scientific knowledge, they become increasingly entangled in their false identification with the material body and therefore increasingly merge into ignorance.