Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 175

Devanagari script

अध्याय

Transliteration

adhyāya

Translation

Capítulo (título/colofão).

Word by Word

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: Sambandha (Heading/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — masculine, nominative singular (title/heading usage)

Speaker

Redactional/colophon marker (not a spoken verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript colophon or chapter heading ‘Adhyāya’ separating sections.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is not a teaching verse; it is a structural marker indicating a chapter boundary.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; this is a chapter/section marker.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.