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
The wise proclaim liberation (mokṣa) to arise from purified sattva. Therefore tamas and rajas are to be cleansed away in every possible manner, for the sake of complete purification.
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.