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Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64

रजस्तमश्च शोध्यंते सत्त्वेनैव मुमुक्षुभिः । तस्मात्कामं च क्रोधं च इंद्रियाणां प्रवर्तनम्

rajastamaśca śodhyaṃte sattvenaiva mumukṣubhiḥ | tasmātkāmaṃ ca krodhaṃ ca iṃdriyāṇāṃ pravartanam

Para pencari moksha menyucikan rajas dan tamas hanya melalui sattva. Oleh itu, dorongan indera menuju nafsu (kama) dan kemarahan (krodha) hendaklah dikekang serta dimurnikan.

rajasrajas
rajas:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootrajas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन
tamastamas
tamas:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottamas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय
śodhyanteare purified
śodhyante:
Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√śudh (धातु)
Formलट् (Present/वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)
sattvenaby sattva
sattvena:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootsattva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन
evaalone; indeed
eva:
Adverbial (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारण निपात
mumukṣubhiḥby seekers of liberation
mumukṣubhiḥ:
Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmumukṣu (कृदन्त/इच्छार्थक, √muc)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; इच्छार्थक-प्रातिपदिक (desiderative agent noun)
tasmāttherefore
tasmāt:
Adverbial (निपात/हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय; तस्मात् (therefore)
kāmamdesire
kāmam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkāma (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय
krodhamanger
krodham:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkrodha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय
indriyāṇāmof the senses
indriyāṇām:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootindriya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन
pravartanamactivation; incitement
pravartanam:
Predicate/Result (समानााधिकरण/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpravartana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; भाववाचक

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced, Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Scene: A seeker at a Śiva shrine holds a lamp; two shadow-figures labeled kāma and krodha tug at the senses, while a white luminous figure (sattva) steadies the mind; the senses are shown as gates being guarded.

FAQs

To move toward mokṣa, cultivate sattva so that desire and anger no longer drive the senses.

No holy place is mentioned; the teaching is ethical-psychological.

No direct ritual; it recommends guṇa-purification and restraint as core sādhana.