Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

„Kapitel.“ (Abschnitts-/Schreibervermerk, kein metrischer Vers.)

Word by Word

• adhyāya: chapter
• adhyāya: Sambandha (Heading/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; शीर्षक/अध्याय-सूचक (chapter heading)

Speaker

Textual marker (not a spoken verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript folio showing the word ‘Adhyāya’ as a divider between narrative units.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is not a teaching verse; it is a structural marker in the text.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; this is a chapter indicator.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.