Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

इति अध्याय।

Word by Word

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

Speaker

N/A (scribal/colophon marker)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) context (sectional)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript-like pause: the scribe’s colophon ‘adhyāya’ at the end of a folio, with a subtle hint of riverine motifs indicating the Revā context.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is not a teaching verse; it is a chapter boundary marker used in manuscripts and editions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly; it marks the end of an adhyāya segment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.