षोडशैव स्वरा ये तु आद्याः सृष्टयंतकाः प्रिये । कालस्यावयवास्ते च विज्ञेयाः कालवेदिभिः
ṣoḍaśaiva svarā ye tu ādyāḥ sṛṣṭayaṃtakāḥ priye | kālasyāvayavāste ca vijñeyāḥ kālavedibhiḥ
அன்பே, படைப்பைத் தொடங்கி முடிவுக்கும் கொண்டு செல்லும் அந்த பதினாறு ஆதிச் சுரங்களே காலத்தின் அங்கங்கள்; காலத்தை அறிந்தோர் அவ்வாறே உணர வேண்டும்।
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī
Scene: Īśvara teaches that sixteen primordial svaras—creative and terminal—are limbs of Time, recognized by those who know kāla.
Sound and time are sacred principles: the ordered power of vibration (svara) is presented as integral to cosmic time.
Prabhāsakṣetra is the contextual locus of this instruction, enhancing its sanctity within the Māhātmya.
No explicit rite; it implicitly supports mantra-śravaṇa/japa and time-aware worship.