Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 67
सास्त्राभ्यासस्ततो ज्ञानं शौचमिंद्रियनिग्रहः । धर्मक्रियात्मचिंता च सात्त्विकं गुण लक्षणम्
sāstrābhyāsastato jñānaṃ śaucamiṃdriyanigrahaḥ | dharmakriyātmaciṃtā ca sāttvikaṃ guṇa lakṣaṇam
ശാസ്ത്രാഭ്യാസം, അതിൽ നിന്നുള്ള ജ്ഞാനോദയം, ശൗചം, ഇന്ദ്രിയനിഗ്രഹം, ധർമ്മക്രിയാനുഷ്ഠാനം, ആത്മചിന്ത—ഇവയാണ് സാത്ത്വിക ഗുണലക്ഷണങ്ങൾ.
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.