प्रणवेनादिसंयुक्तं ब्राह्मणानां विशिष्यते । दीक्षायुक्तं गुरोर्ग्राह्यं मंत्रं ह्यथ फलाप्तये 1-11-४० ।
Repetition of the five-syllabled mantra (Namaśśivāya) by a brahmin is specially efficacious with the Om (Praṇava) prefixed. A mantra must be received from a preceptor with proper initiation for the acquisition of the desired fruit.
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