Shiva Purana
ब्रह्मभ्य एवं संजाता निवृत्त्याद्याः कला मताः ॥ सूक्ष्मभूतस्वरूपिण्यः कारणत्वेन विश्रुताः ॥ ३८ ॥
Nivṛtti and the Kalās are the offshoots of five Brahmans. They are in the form of subtle elements well known as causes.
english translation
brahmabhya evaM saMjAtA nivRttyAdyAH kalA matAH ॥ sUkSmabhUtasvarUpiNyaH kAraNatvena vizrutAH ॥ 38 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript