Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 108

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

“(Fim do) capítulo.”

Word by Word

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: Sambodhana/Title (शीर्षक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; शीर्षक-रूपेण (as chapter-heading)

Speaker

Redactional/colophon marker (not a spoken verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript-like pause: the sūta/narrator’s recitation halts; scribal flourish or daṇḍa marks; lamps steady in a quiet āśrama setting.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is not a teaching verse; it is a textual boundary marker used in manuscripts/editions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None—this is a colophon indicator.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None—this is a structural marker.