Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

। अध्याय

Transliteration

| adhyāya

Translation

“اَدھیائے”—یعنی باب کی علامت۔

Word by Word

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: None (Title/शीर्षक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा) एकवचन; शीर्षक/अध्याय-सूचक

Speaker

Textual colophon (not a spoken verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A manuscript-style colophon panel indicating the end of an adhyāya, with decorative danda marks and a subtle river motif to maintain Revākhaṇḍa continuity.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

This is not a doctrinal verse; it is a structural marker used by scribes and editions to indicate a chapter boundary.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; this is a chapter marker.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.