Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

અધ્યાય—(આ અધ્યાય-ચિહ્ન/પરિવર્તન-સૂચક છે).

Word by Word

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: None (Title/शीर्षक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; शीर्षक/समाप्तिसूचकः (chapter)

Speaker

Narrator (textual marker/colophon)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript folio showing the word ‘अध्याय’ as a rubric/heading, with decorative separators indicating a chapter break.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is not a teaching verse; it functions as a structural marker indicating a chapter heading or transition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this marker.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a chapter/section indicator.