Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 116

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

ഇവിടെ അധ്യായ സമാപ്തി.

Word by Word

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: Sambodhana/Title (शीर्षक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; शीर्षक-रूपेण (as chapter-heading)

Speaker

N/A (editorial/colophon)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript-like pause: the narrator’s voice rests; the scene shifts to the next tīrtha description.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is not a teaching-verse but a manuscript-style chapter marker.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly; it functions as a structural divider concluding the chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an editorial/colophon element.