Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 183

Devanagari script

अध्याय

Transliteration

adhyāya

Translation

অধ্যায়—এটি অধ্যায়-শিরোনাম/বিভাগ-সূচক।

Word by Word

• adhyāya: chapter
• adhyāya: Sambandha (Title/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; शीर्षक-रूपेण (as heading)

Speaker

Narratorial/section heading

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Manuscript-style chapter colophon or divider line between episodes.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It functions as a textual marker, indicating the start or identification of a chapter in the Purāṇic narration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned in this heading-only line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a chapter label.