Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 164

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

“Adhyāya” (penanda “Bab/Chapter”).

Word by Word

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: None (Heading/शीर्षक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा/सम्बोधन-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; शीर्ष/कोलोफोन-रूपेण (chapter heading)

Speaker

Redactional/colophon (not a spoken verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript folio end: decorative daṇḍas, ‘adhyāya’ heading, scribe’s spacing; the pilgrimage narrative pauses at a textual threshold.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is not a teaching verse; it is a textual marker indicating a chapter boundary.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; this is a colophon fragment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.