Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

॥ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ॥

Word by Word

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Narratorial/colophon marker (speaker not applicable)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript-like pause: a scribe’s colophon line ‘adhyāya’ separating chapters, with minimal narrative imagery.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is a structural marker, not a doctrinal verse.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; it indicates the end/transition of a chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.