Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
संपूर्णमण्डला तासां मालिनी षोडशी कला । प्रतिपत्तिथिमारभ्य विचरत्यासु चन्द्रमाः
saṃpūrṇamaṇḍalā tāsāṃ mālinī ṣoḍaśī kalā | pratipattithimārabhya vicaratyāsu candramāḥ
Entre elas, a décima sexta fase—Mālinī—forma o orbe completo da Lua. A partir do tithi de Pratipat, a Lua percorre essas fases.
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.
FAQs
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.