Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 175
इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां सप्तमे प्रभासखण्डे प्रथमे प्रभासक्षेत्रमाहात्म्येऽर्कस्थलमाहात्म्यवर्णनंनाम पञ्चसप्तत्युत्तरशततमोऽध्यायः
iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe prathame prabhāsakṣetramāhātmye'rkasthalamāhātmyavarṇanaṃnāma pañcasaptatyuttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ
Demikian berakhir bab ke-175, bernama “Uraian Keagungan Arkasthala,” dalam Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, bagian ketujuh dari Śrī Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, dalam Saṃhitā berisi delapan puluh satu ribu śloka, pada bagian pertama: Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya.
Narratorial colophon (textual closure formula)
Tirtha: Arkasthala (māhātmya unit)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A manuscript folio ending: scribal flourish, chapter title ‘Arkasthala-māhātmya-varṇana’, with a small vignette of the Arkasthala shrine and pilgrims, indicating closure and transition to the next route instruction.
FAQs
This is a colophon; its purpose is to authenticate and title the chapter, preserving the textual lineage of the Māhātmya.
Arkasthala within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra is identified as the focus of the completed chapter.
None—this verse functions as a chapter-ending title and bibliographic marker.