संपूर्णमण्डला तासां मालिनी षोडशी कला । प्रतिपत्तिथिमारभ्य विचरत्यासु चन्द्रमाः
saṃpūrṇamaṇḍalā tāsāṃ mālinī ṣoḍaśī kalā | pratipattithimārabhya vicaratyāsu candramāḥ
Unter ihnen bildet die sechzehnte Phase—Mālinī—den vollendeten Mondkreis. Beginnend mit dem Tithi Pratipat durchwandert der Mond diese Phasen.
Skanda
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī
Scene: A lunar calendar mandala: the Moon shown moving from thin crescent (Pratipat) through successive phases to the complete orb; the sixteenth kalā ‘Mālinī’ is depicted as a garlanded full moon, symbolizing completion.
Time (tithi and lunar phases) is sacredly interpreted; cosmic rhythms are read as expressions of divine power.
The chapter context is Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, though this verse focuses on lunar-phase doctrine.
No direct prescription; it references tithi-structure, relevant for vrata timing and ritual calendrics.