Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 184

Devanagari script

अध्याय

Transliteration

adhyāya

Translation

อัธยายะ (หัวข้อบท)

Word by Word

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: Sambandha (Title/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; शीर्षक/नाम (chapter heading)

Speaker

Editorial/colophon marker (not a spoken verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Manuscript-style chapter colophon: ‘Adhyāya’ written as a rubric, with decorative borders and a small auspicious symbol (śrī/kalasha) indicating closure.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is not a teaching verse; it is a chapter/section marker.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; it is a structural label.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is not a ritual instruction.