Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

Kapitel — Überschriftsmarkierung (Adhyāya).

Word by Word

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: Sambandha (Heading/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/सम्बोधन (1st/प्रथमा or 8th/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; शीर्षक/कोलोफोन-रूपेण; Chapter (heading)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced, Revā Khaṇḍa narrative style)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Manuscript folio with the word ‘Adhyāya’ marking a new section; a scribe’s reed pen and inkpot beside palm-leaf or paper manuscript.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is not a teaching-verse; it is a chapter/section marker indicating the start/continuation of an adhyāya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The surrounding verses in this adhyāya praise the Kāverī–Narmadā confluence (saṅgama) within the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this marker line; ritual prescriptions appear in the subsequent verses.