Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 75
ईश्वरांशाश्च ते सर्वे मोहिताः प्राकृतैर्गुणैः । क्लेशानासादयंत्येव यथैवाधिकृता विभोः
īśvarāṃśāśca te sarve mohitāḥ prākṛtairguṇaiḥ | kleśānāsādayaṃtyeva yathaivādhikṛtā vibhoḥ
All jene Wesen sind Anteile des Herrn Īśvara, doch werden sie von den Guṇas der Prakṛti betört. Gewiss erfahren sie Leiden (Kleśa), je nachdem, wie der Mächtige sie lenkt und bestimmt.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention)
Scene: A contemplative teaching scene: a youthful questioner and a sage-like respondent; behind them a cosmic diagram—jīvas as sparks from Śiva, entangled in the three guṇas depicted as colored threads, with beings experiencing waves of suffering under a calm, overseeing Mahādeva.
FAQs
Even as divine in essence, beings suffer when deluded by Prakṛti’s guṇas; freedom comes through turning toward Īśvara and purifying the guṇas.
No holy site is mentioned; the verse emphasizes Shaiva metaphysics and the bondage of guṇas.
No explicit rite; the implied remedy is devotion and sāttvika purification aligned with the Lord’s order (īśvara-niyama).