Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 67
सास्त्राभ्यासस्ततो ज्ञानं शौचमिंद्रियनिग्रहः । धर्मक्रियात्मचिंता च सात्त्विकं गुण लक्षणम्
sāstrābhyāsastato jñānaṃ śaucamiṃdriyanigrahaḥ | dharmakriyātmaciṃtā ca sāttvikaṃ guṇa lakṣaṇam
शास्त्रों का अभ्यास, उससे ज्ञान का उदय, शौच, इन्द्रिय-निग्रह, धर्मकर्म का आचरण और आत्मचिन्तन—ये सात्त्विक गुण के लक्षण हैं।
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.