Obeisance to Śiva the preceptor, possessed of both embodied and bodiless forms.” After eulogising the preceptor in verses Brahmā and Viṣṇu bowed to him.
ईश्वर उवाच । वत्सकौ सर्वतत्त्वं च कथितं दर्शितं च वाम् ।जपतं प्रणवं मंत्रं देवीदिष्टं मदात्मकम् ३२ ।
Īśvara said: O dear sons, the truthful extract of everything has been narrated to you with demonstration. You shall recite as directed by the Goddess this Om mantra which is identical with me.
ज्ञानं च सुस्थिरं भाग्यं सर्वं भवति शाश्वतम् । आद्रा र्यां! च चतुर्दश्यां तज्जाप्यं त्वक्षयं भवेत् ३३ ।
Your knowledge shall be stabilised. Permanent fortune shall stand by you. On the Caturdaśī day and on the day with Ārdrā star, the recital of this mantra will give you everlasting efficacy.
he recital of this mantra at the time when the transit of the sun is in the Ārdrā star is million-fold efficacious. In the context of worship, Homa and Tarpaṇa, the last quarter of the star Mṛgaśiras and the first quarter of Punarvasu must always be considered on a par with Ārdrā.