Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

اَدھیائے — باب کی علامت۔

Word by Word

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: Sambandha (Title/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन; शीर्षक-रूपेण (chapter heading)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Manuscript-style chapter break: ‘Adhyāya’ rubric or decorative divider between narrative units.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It functions as a structural marker, indicating the start/continuation of a chapter in the sacred narration.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tirtha is named in this marker line; the surrounding verses in this adhyāya concern Māhiṣmatī and Agnitīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None in this line; it is a chapter/section indicator.