Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

अध्यायः। इति अध्यायसमाप्तिः।

Word by Word

• adhyāya: chapter
• adhyāya: Sambandha (Title/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; शीर्षक/अध्याय-निर्देश (chapter heading usage)

Speaker

Narrative marker (not a spoken verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript-style chapter colophon: a decorative divider line, auspicious symbols, and a calm pause before the next tīrtha description begins.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is not a doctrinal verse; it is a structural heading indicating a new chapter.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tirtha is mentioned in this line; it functions as a chapter marker.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; this is a manuscript/recitation divider.