Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

“அத்தியாயம்”—இது அத்தியாயக் குறி (முடிவு/மாற்றச் சுட்டி).

Word by Word

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: Sambandha (Label/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; शीर्षक/अध्याय-सूचक (chapter heading)

Speaker

Scribal/Manuscript marker (not a spoken verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A brief visual pause: a scribe’s palm-leaf manuscript with the word ‘Adhyāya’ marking a chapter boundary; the narrative scene fades to a neutral transition.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is not a teaching verse; it is a structural marker indicating a chapter division or transition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None directly—this line functions as a textual heading/marker.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.