Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 64
Devanagari script
रजस्तमश्च शोध्यंते सत्त्वेनैव मुमुक्षुभिः । तस्मात्कामं च क्रोधं च इंद्रियाणां प्रवर्तनम्
Transliteration
rajastamaśca śodhyaṃte sattvenaiva mumukṣubhiḥ | tasmātkāmaṃ ca krodhaṃ ca iṃdriyāṇāṃ pravartanam
Translation
求解脱者唯以萨埵净化罗阇与昏暗。故当摄持诸根，调伏其趋向欲与嗔的冲动，使之澄明。
Word by Word
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
Speaker
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced, Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Visual Art Cues
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.