Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

Chapitre — marque d’en-tête de l’adhyāya.

Word by Word

• adhyāya: chapter
• adhyāya: Sambodhana/Heading (Title/शीर्षक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular); शीर्षक/अध्याय-सूचक (chapter heading)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition in Purāṇic narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript-style chapter colophon/heading separating narrative movements.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It functions as a structural marker, indicating the beginning/continuation of the chapter’s sacred narration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this line; it is a chapter heading indicator within the Revākhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this is not a prescriptive verse.