Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 204

Devanagari script

अध्यायः

Transliteration

adhyāyaḥ

Translation

अध्याय (अध्याय-समाप्तीचा सूचक).

Word by Word

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: कर्तृ/विषय (Heading/topic)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Redactional/colophon (not a spoken verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Manuscript colophon: ‘Adhyāyaḥ’ written at the end of a palm-leaf/folio, signaling completion.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

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

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; this line only indicates a chapter boundary.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.