Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 149

Devanagari script

अध्याय

Transliteration

adhyāya

Translation

Ini adalah bab yang suci.

Word by Word

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrative/Redactional marker (not a spoken verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript-like pause: palm-leaf folios or birch-bark pages with a bold ‘अध्याय’ heading, indicating the start of a new segment in the sacred itinerary.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is not a teaching-verse; it is a structural marker indicating a chapter boundary.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; this is a textual divider.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.