Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 60
शुद्धसत्त्वे ततो मोक्षं प्रवदंति मनीषिणः । तमसो रजसस्त स्मात्संशुद्ध्यर्थं च सर्वशः
śuddhasattve tato mokṣaṃ pravadaṃti manīṣiṇaḥ | tamaso rajasasta smātsaṃśuddhyarthaṃ ca sarvaśaḥ
ஞானிகள் கூறுகின்றனர்: தூய சத்துவத்திலிருந்தே மோட்சம் உண்டாகிறது. ஆகையால் முழுப் பரிசுத்திக்காக தமஸ், ரஜஸ் ஆகியவற்றை எல்லாவிதமாகவும் சுத்திகரிக்க வேண்டும்.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced, Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Scene: A serene ascetic-teacher instructs disciples beside a Śaiva shrine; three guṇas appear as symbolic colors—white (sattva) rising, red (rajas) and black (tamas) dissolving—suggesting purification leading to liberation.
FAQs
Liberation is linked to inner purity and lucidity (śuddha-sattva), achieved by reducing rajas and tamas.
None is mentioned; the focus is soteriology (mokṣa) through guṇa-purification.
No specific rite is named; it broadly urges practices that purify the mind and conduct.