Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25
केवलं यावदर्थार्थं तद्रूपं सात्त्विकं तव । तत्ते रूपत्रयमिदं ब्रूहि नोपासते हि के
kevalaṃ yāvadarthārthaṃ tadrūpaṃ sāttvikaṃ tava | tatte rūpatrayamidaṃ brūhi nopāsate hi ke
केवळ कार्यसिद्धीसाठी जितकी आवश्यकता तितकीच इच्छा—हे तुझे सात्त्विक रूप आहे. तुझे हे त्रिरूप सांग; असा कोण आहे की जो तुझी उपासना करीत नाही?
Indra
Scene: Manmatha’s sattvic aspect appears calm and luminous, holding a simple lotus rather than weapons of agitation; the speaker asks who is free from invoking desire, implying universality.
FAQs
Sattvic desire is measured and need-based; spiritual progress includes regulating desire to necessity rather than indulgence.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus remains on the nature of kāma.
None directly; ‘upāsanā’ is referenced generally as worship/propitiation.