Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 136

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

„Kapitel.“ (Kolophonfragment/Schlussmarke des Kapitels, wie überliefert.)

Word by Word

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: Sambodhana/Heading (Title/शीर्षक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; शीर्षक/सूचनार्थक-प्रयोगः

Speaker

Textual marker (colophon), not a spoken verse

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript folio ending with a colophon mark; the scribe’s danda marks and the word ‘adhyāya’ signaling closure.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is not a doctrinal statement but a manuscript/edition marker indicating a chapter boundary.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly; it functions as a textual divider at the end of the adhyāya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a colophon fragment.