Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64
भावतः संविशुद्धात्मा स्वर्गं मोक्षं च विंदति । ज्ञानामलांभसा पुंसः सद्वैराग्यमृदा पुनः
bhāvataḥ saṃviśuddhātmā svargaṃ mokṣaṃ ca viṃdati | jñānāmalāṃbhasā puṃsaḥ sadvairāgyamṛdā punaḥ
Sa wastong damdamin at layon sa loob, ang sarili ay nalilinis nang ganap, at natatamo ang langit at kalayaan. Ang dungis ng kamangmangan ay nahuhugasan ng malinaw na tubig ng tunay na kaalaman, at ang lupa ng puso ay muling pinatitibay ng matatag na paglayo sa pagnanasa (vairāgya).
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: An allegorical purification: a pilgrim’s inner self becomes luminous as clear water labeled 'jñāna' washes away dark stains of 'avidyā'; beneath, firm earth labeled 'vairāgya' supports a steady lotus-seat leading upward toward svarga and then a higher, formless mokṣa light.
FAQs
Purity and liberation arise from inner right disposition, cleansed by true knowledge and stabilized by lasting dispassion.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it presents a general purāṇic teaching on jñāna and vairāgya.
No external rite is prescribed; the verse emphasizes inner practice—knowledge and dispassion—as the means of purification.