Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

అధ్యాయము—ఇది అధ్యాయ సూచిక.

Word by Word

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: N/A (Heading/Colophon)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन/प्रथमा (contextual heading), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrative colophon (compiler/redactor marker)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript folio break: scribal ‘adhyāya’ marker indicating the end of a section and transition to the next narrative unit.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is not a doctrinal verse; it is a structural marker indicating a chapter division.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None—this line functions as a chapter marker.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None—this is a colophon/marker.