Skandapurana 1.4.44.65

1.4.44.65

ahaṃkāraṃ ca saṃsevya sāttvikīṃ siddhimaśnute..
rājasāstāmasāścaiva tyājyāḥ kāmādayastvamī.. 46.65 ..

and utilizing egoism, one attains sāttvika perfection. / Those [passions] such as desire that are rājasika and tāmasika should indeed be abandoned;