Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 103

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

ಅಧ್ಯಾಯ. (ಅಧ್ಯಾಯ ಸೂಚನೆ)

Word by Word

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

Speaker

Editorial/colophon marker (not a spoken verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript folio showing the word ‘Adhyāya’ as a divider, with decorative danda marks and marginal floral motifs.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

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

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly; it functions as a chapter/section label within the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.