Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

॥ अध्यायः ॥

Word by Word

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: Sambodhana/Heading (शीर्षक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; शीर्षक/अध्याय-निर्देश (chapter heading)

Speaker

Editorial/Manuscript marker (no speaker)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) context—chapter opening

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Manuscript-style chapter colophon/heading: ‘Adhyāya’ as a visual pause before the narrative resumes.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is not a teaching verse; it is a structural marker used in some manuscripts/prints.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.