Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 123

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

Tamat adhyāya (penanda kolofon bab).

Word by Word

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: Sambodhana/Heading (शीर्षक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; शीर्षक-रूपेण (chapter-heading usage)

Speaker

Redactional colophon (not a spoken verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A palm-leaf or birch-bark manuscript page ending with a simple 'adhyāya' marker; a scribe’s hand pauses at the end of a chapter.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

None; it is a textual division marker.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; it only indicates the end of Adhyāya 123.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.