Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

«Глава»: колофонная помета; в данной передаче сохранилась неполно.

Word by Word

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: Sambodhana/Title (Heading)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; शीर्षक/उपसंहार-शब्द (chapter)

Speaker

N/A (colophon/marker)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript colophon: the scribe’s ‘adhyāya’ marker concluding a section, with decorative daṇḍas and marginal flourishes.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

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

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; this fragment does not mention a tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it functions as a colophon/heading fragment.