Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

निर्वाणं परमापन्ना शान्तेव शिखिनः शिखा । जगत्सर्वं हि निर्दग्धं त्रिभिर्लोकैः सहानघ

Transliteration

nirvāṇaṃ paramāpannā śānteva śikhinaḥ śikhā | jagatsarvaṃ hi nirdagdhaṃ tribhirlokaiḥ sahānagha

Translation

Baginda mencapai Nirvāṇa tertinggi—laksana nyala api yang padam lalu hening. Wahai yang suci tanpa noda, ketika seluruh jagat bersama tiga loka telah terbakar habis menjadi abu.

Word by Word

• निर्वाणम्: extinction, quiescence
• निर्वाणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्वाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; गत्यर्थे/अवस्थावाचकं

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; निर्वाण-विशेषणम्

• आपन्ना: having attained
• आपन्ना: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आपद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः (having attained)

• शान्ता: calmed
• शान्ता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (प्रातिपदिक; शम्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; उपमान-पूर्वपद (iva सह)

• इव: like
• इव: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक (comparative particle)

• शिखिनः: of the fire
• शिखिनः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• शिखा: flame
• शिखा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• जगत्: the world
• जगत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; जगत्-विशेषणम्

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपातः (emphatic/indeed)

• निर्दग्धम्: burnt up
• निर्दग्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; उपसर्गः—निर्

• त्रिभिः: with three
• त्रिभिः: Sahakari (Instrument/सहकारि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; लोकैः सह—सहयोगे

• लोकैः: worlds
• लोकैः: Sahakari (Instrument/सहकारि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (with)

• अनघ: O sinless one
• अनघ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन; संबोधन-पदम्

Speaker

Narrator in the Revā Khaṇḍa (contextual purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa relating the māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā / Narmadā (implied)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: anagha (addressed: 'O sinless one')

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A silent, ash-grey cosmos after the conflagration; the flame has died like a spent wick; the three worlds appear as charred silhouettes; a serene, luminous stillness pervades, hinting at an unburnt sacred current beyond the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Three worlds (trailokya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even when cosmic fires consume the worlds, sacred dharma and the fame of a true tīrtha remain beyond ordinary destruction.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā/Narmadā tīrtha tradition within the Revā Khaṇḍa of the Skanda Purāṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is prescribed in this verse; it sets a pralaya-context to magnify the tīrtha’s transcendence.