Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 60
शुद्धसत्त्वे ततो मोक्षं प्रवदंति मनीषिणः । तमसो रजसस्त स्मात्संशुद्ध्यर्थं च सर्वशः
śuddhasattve tato mokṣaṃ pravadaṃti manīṣiṇaḥ | tamaso rajasasta smātsaṃśuddhyarthaṃ ca sarvaśaḥ
মনীষীসকলে ঘোষণা কৰে যে শুদ্ধ সত্ত্বৰ পৰা মোক্ষ উদয় হয়। সেয়ে সম্পূৰ্ণ শুদ্ধিৰ নিমিত্তে তমস আৰু ৰজসক সকলো প্ৰকাৰে পৰিশোধন কৰি দূৰ কৰা উচিত।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced, Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: A serene ascetic-teacher instructs disciples beside a Śaiva shrine; three guṇas appear as symbolic colors—white (sattva) rising, red (rajas) and black (tamas) dissolving—suggesting purification leading to liberation.
FAQs
Liberation is linked to inner purity and lucidity (śuddha-sattva), achieved by reducing rajas and tamas.
None is mentioned; the focus is soteriology (mokṣa) through guṇa-purification.
No specific rite is named; it broadly urges practices that purify the mind and conduct.