Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 67
सास्त्राभ्यासस्ततो ज्ञानं शौचमिंद्रियनिग्रहः । धर्मक्रियात्मचिंता च सात्त्विकं गुण लक्षणम्
sāstrābhyāsastato jñānaṃ śaucamiṃdriyanigrahaḥ | dharmakriyātmaciṃtā ca sāttvikaṃ guṇa lakṣaṇam
Study of the śāstras, the arising of knowledge, purity, restraint of the senses, performance of dharmic duties, and contemplation on the Self—these are the marks of the sāttvic guṇa.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced, Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: A serene study-and-worship tableau: scriptures on a stand, a clean water pot, a rosary, and a meditator; six symbols arranged like petals around a central lamp of knowledge.
FAQs
Sattva is recognized by disciplined learning, purity, sense-restraint, dharmic action, and sustained self-inquiry.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse defines sāttvic virtues applicable to all sacred paths.
No single ritual is mandated; it emphasizes daily disciplines—śāstra-study, śauca, and indriya-nigraha—as the sāttvic regimen.