Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 115
मरणं तद्विनिर्द्दिष्टं न नाशः परमार्थतः । महातमःप्रविष्टस्य च्छिद्यमानेषु मर्मसु
maraṇaṃ tadvinirddiṣṭaṃ na nāśaḥ paramārthataḥ | mahātamaḥpraviṣṭasya cchidyamāneṣu marmasu
اسی کو ‘موت’ کہا گیا ہے؛ حقیقتِ اعلیٰ میں یہ فنا نہیں۔ یہ اُس شخص کی حالت ہے جو گھنے اندھیرے میں داخل ہو گیا ہو، جب مَرم کے مقامات کاٹے اور توڑے جا رہے ہوں۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: A dying person on a simple bed; the room darkens into a vast blackness (mahā-tamas) while subtle ‘marmas’ are shown as fading points of light; in the darkness, a small radiant liṅga or the syllable ‘ॐ’ remains as the sole lamp.
FAQs
Death is a transition marked by suffering and obscuration, but the self is not ultimately destroyed.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse focuses on metaphysical clarification about death.
None; the emphasis is doctrinal—understanding death correctly to cultivate detachment and dharma.