Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

इति अध्याय समाप्त।

Word by Word

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: Sambodhana (Heading/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/सम्बोधन, एकवचन (शीर्षक/अध्याय-निर्देश)

Speaker

Redactional colophon (scribe/editorial marker)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript colophon line ‘adhyāya’ with decorative danda marks; the scene fades from the riverbank into blank space, signaling closure.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is not a teaching verse; it is a textual marker closing the chapter.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly; it functions as an end-of-chapter colophon.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a structural manuscript indicator.