Skandapurana 7.19.p8

7.19.p8

rasamātmā mahauṣadhyaḥ satvajo bhāvavistaraḥ .
ahaṃkāro hutāśaśca mṛtyurduḥkhamathāmayam13 . .1 2. .
kāmaroṣau jarā tṛṣṇā adharmaśceti tāmasāḥ .
viṣṇurbuddhistathā kāryaṃ kāraṇaṃ14 bhūmireva ca . . 13 . .
jñānaṃ vairāgyamākāśaṃ rājaso15 bhāvavistaraḥ16 .
jīvamadhye sthitā sūkṣmā vidhūmā pāvakī śikhā . .14..

taste, the self, the great healing herbs, are the manifestation of states born of sattva.
Ego and fire, death, grief, and disease; // 12
desire, anger, old age, craving, and unrighteousness are of the nature of tamas.
Viṣṇu, intellect, as well as effect, cause, and the earth; // 13
knowledge, detachment, and space are the manifestation of states born of rajas.
Situated in the center of the living soul is a subtle, smokeless flame of fire, // 14