Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

அத்தியாயம்—இது அத்தியாய முடிவைக் குறிக்கும் குறிப்பு.

Word by Word

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: Sangya (Label/संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; शीर्षक/विभागवाचक

Speaker

Redactional/colophon marker (not a spoken verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Manuscript-style chapter colophon: ‘adhyāya’ as a rubric line separating sections.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is not a doctrinal verse; it is a manuscript-style marker indicating the chapter/section boundary.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; this line is a structural label rather than a praise passage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.