[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 16.19.5 # Skandapurana 16.19.5 Skandapurāṇa 16.19.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.19.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.19.5) ṣoḍaśaiva svarā ye tu ādyāḥ sṛṣṭayaṃtakāḥ priye .. kālasyāvayavāste ca vijñeyāḥ kālavedibhiḥ .. 5 .. > The sixteen vowels, which begin with creation and end with dissolution, O beloved, / are to be known by knowers of time as the limbs of time. 5. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.19.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.19.4) - [Next: 16.19.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.19.6) - [Up: 16.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.19) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.16.19.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.19.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.16.19.5) · Pramāṇa