Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 196

Devanagari script

अध्याय

Transliteration

adhyāya

Translation

अध्यायः। (अध्यायशीर्षकम्)

Word by Word

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: None (Title/शीर्षक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular (शीर्षक/निर्देश)

Speaker

Redactional/Editorial header (not a spoken verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Manuscript-style chapter break: decorative danda marks, floral separators, and the word ‘Adhyāya’ centered.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is not a doctrinal verse; it is a structural marker indicating a chapter division.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; this is a chapter header.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.