Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

(Hier endet das Kapitel.)

Word by Word

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

Speaker

Redactional/colophonic marker

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript folio ending with an ‘adhyāya’ colophon; scribal flourish and danda marks indicating completion.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is a structural colophon indicating the conclusion of the chapter, not a doctrinal verse.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly; it marks the end of the adhyāya within the Revākhaṇḍa context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a chapter-ending marker.