Bhagavatam 0417: Spiritual ignorance is the cause for the creation of this body
Vāmanāya namah Prahlāda continued, “The veil called spiritual ignorance (avidya), which is without beginning, creates this wheel known as samsāra, which consists of 16 spokes known as 5 organs of perception, 5 organs of action, 5 life-forces and mind.