Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 143

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

അധ്യായം സമാപ്തം.

Word by Word

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: Sambandha (Title/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/सम्बोधन, एकवचन — heading/colophon usage

Speaker

Redactional/colophon marker (not spoken dialogue)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript colophon: the scribe marks the end of the chapter; the recitation pauses; lamps are extinguished or offered in closing.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is not a teaching verse; it is a textual marker indicating an adhyāya boundary.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; this line is a colophon/structural marker.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.