Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64
रजस्तमश्च शोध्यंते सत्त्वेनैव मुमुक्षुभिः । तस्मात्कामं च क्रोधं च इंद्रियाणां प्रवर्तनम्
rajastamaśca śodhyaṃte sattvenaiva mumukṣubhiḥ | tasmātkāmaṃ ca krodhaṃ ca iṃdriyāṇāṃ pravartanam
মুমুক্ষুরা সত্ত্বের দ্বারাই রজস ও তমসকে শোধন করে। অতএব ইন্দ্রিয়ের প্রবৃত্তিকে কাম ও ক্রোধের দিকে ধাবিত হওয়া থেকে সংযত ও পরিশীলিত করতে হবে।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced, Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: A seeker at a Śiva shrine holds a lamp; two shadow-figures labeled kāma and krodha tug at the senses, while a white luminous figure (sattva) steadies the mind; the senses are shown as gates being guarded.
FAQs
To move toward mokṣa, cultivate sattva so that desire and anger no longer drive the senses.
No holy place is mentioned; the teaching is ethical-psychological.
No direct ritual; it recommends guṇa-purification and restraint as core sādhana.