Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 185

Devanagari script

अध्याय

Transliteration

adhyāya

Translation

Kapitel (Überschrift/Kolophonvermerk).

Word by Word

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Vishaya-nirdesha (Heading/विषयनिर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; शीर्षक/विभाग-सूचक

Speaker

Editorial/colophon marker (not a spoken verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Manuscript colophon: a scribe’s 'adhyāya' marker separating sections.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is not a teaching verse; it is a chapter/section marker.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; it is a structural label.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is not a ritual instruction.