Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 111

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

அத்தியாய நிறைவு—இவ்வத்தியாயம் முடிந்தது.

Word by Word

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: Sambandha (Heading/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative singular; शीर्षक/उपसंहारसूचक

Speaker

Redactional/colophon (not a spoken verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Manuscript colophon: a scribe’s concluding flourish or a temple reciter pausing at chapter end.

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 line functions as a chapter label/colophon.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.