Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

“ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ” — ପାଣ୍ଡୁଲିପି ପରମ୍ପରାରେ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ-ସମାପ୍ତି/ବିଭାଗ ସୂଚକ ପଦ।

Word by Word

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

Speaker

Scribal/colophon marker (not a spoken verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript-style pause: the scribe’s ‘adhyāya’ marker indicating a chapter boundary.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is not a teaching verse; it is a textual marker used to structure the scripture.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; it is a colophon marker.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.