Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

Adhyāya—penanda penutup bab.

Word by Word

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/title)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; शीर्षक/विभागवाचक

Speaker

Redactional/colophon line (not a spoken verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript folio showing the word ‘अध्याय’ as a divider; the reciter pauses, closes the palm-leaf bundle, and prepares to begin the next section.

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 in this line; it functions as a colophon/marker.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.