Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

Adhyāya — penanda batas “Bab”.

Word by Word

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

Speaker

Redactional/colophon (not a spoken verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Manuscript colophon: a scribe’s final daṇḍa marks and the word ‘adhyāya’ at the end of a palm-leaf folio, signaling a pause before the next narrative.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is not a doctrinal verse; it is a structural marker used by scribes and editions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; it functions as a chapter/section boundary.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.