Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 150

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

อัธยายะ (เครื่องหมายหัวข้อบท)

Word by Word

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: Samjna (Heading/संज्ञा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; शीर्षक/अध्याय-संज्ञा

Speaker

Narrative/Redactional marker

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Manuscript folio showing the word ‘adhyāya’ as a chapter break, with decorative danda marks.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is a structural heading indicating the start or designation of a chapter, not a doctrinal verse.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is named in this marker; the surrounding context belongs to the Revā (Narmadā) sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a chapter label.