Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

॥ ഇതി അധ്യായ-സമാപ്തി-സൂചകം ॥

Word by Word

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Editorial/colophon marker (not a spoken verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript-style colophon: a scribe’s concluding flourish, danda marks, and the word ‘adhyāya’ signaling closure before the next sacred itinerary begins.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is not a teaching verse but a structural marker used to divide chapters in the text.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; it is a chapter marker.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a colophon/section label.