Shiva Purana
बद्धो वाप्यथ मुक्तो वा पश्चात्पञ्चाक्षरेण चेत् ॥ पूजयन्मुच्यते भक्तो नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥ ८ ॥
Whether bound or free, if the devotee worships with the five-syllabled mantra he is liberated. No doubt need be entertained in this respect.
english translation
baddho vApyatha mukto vA pazcAtpaJcAkSareNa cet ॥ pUjayanmucyate bhakto nAtra kAryA vicAraNA ॥ 8 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript