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
Mas o desejo apenas na medida do necessário para o propósito—essa é a tua forma sāttvika. Fala-me desta tua tríplice natureza: quem, de fato, não te venera (não te invoca)?
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.