Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 112

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

“அத்தியாயம்”—இது அத்தியாய முடிவைக் குறிக்கும் உரைப்பகுதி॥

Word by Word

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

Speaker

Redactional/Colophon (not a narrative speaker)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A palm-leaf manuscript folio with the word 'adhyāya' at the end margin, indicating a pause in recitation.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

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

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

None—this fragment functions as a colophon.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.