Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 189

Devanagari script

अध्याय

Transliteration

adhyāya

Translation

Capítulo (marcador de título/encerramento).

Word by Word

• adhyāya: chapter
• adhyāya: Karta (Topic/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (अध्याय प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन (शीर्षक/निर्देश)

Speaker

Redactional/colophon marker (not a spoken verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript folio showing the single word ‘अध्याय’ as a rubric, with decorative separators indicating chapter end.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is not a doctrinal verse; it is a textual marker indicating a chapter boundary.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; it is a structural label.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.