Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 165

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

Adhyāya — penanda tamat bab.

Word by Word

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

Speaker

Redactional/colophon (not a spoken verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript-style chapter marker indicating the end of an adhyāya.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is not a doctrinal verse; it is a textual marker indicating a chapter division.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None—this line is a colophon fragment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None—this is not an injunctional passage.