Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

അധ്യായം (സമാപ്തി-സൂചക ശീർഷകം).

Word by Word

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: None (Title/शीर्षक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; शीर्षक/अध्याय-सूचक

Speaker

Narratorial/colophon marker (speaker not applicable)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript folio showing the end of a chapter with the word ‘Adhyāya’/colophon mark; scribal ornamentation at the margin.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is not a teaching-verse; it is a chapter heading/colophon used to structure the scripture.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this marker; it only indicates the chapter boundary.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a textual marker.