Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

「章（アドヒャーヤ）」—アドヒャーヤ終結を示す標記。

Word by Word

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Heading)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; शीर्षक/उपसंहार-शब्द

Speaker

Redactional/colophon

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript folio ending: the word ‘Adhyāya’ as a rubric, with decorative daṇḍas and a pause before the next narrative begins.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

None—this is a structural marker used by scribes/editors.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None—this line does not reference a tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.