षोडशैव स्वरा ये तु आद्याः सृष्टयंतकाः प्रिये । कालस्यावयवास्ते च विज्ञेयाः कालवेदिभिः
ṣoḍaśaiva svarā ye tu ādyāḥ sṛṣṭayaṃtakāḥ priye | kālasyāvayavāste ca vijñeyāḥ kālavedibhiḥ
اے محبوبہ! وہ سولہ ابتدائی سُور (سورَ)، جو سِرشٹی کو شروع کرتے اور اسے انجام تک پہنچاتے ہیں—زمانے کے جاننے والوں کو انہیں کال (وقت) کے ہی اعضاء سمجھنا چاہیے۔
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.