रुद्रा क्षमेकं शिरसा बिभर्ति तथा त्रिपुण्ड्रं च ललाटमध्ये । पंचाक्षरं ये हि जपंति मंत्रं पूज्या भवद्भिः खलु ते हि साधवः 1.25.५० ।
He who wears a single Rudraksha bead on his head, and also bears the Tripundra (three vertical lines of ash) on his forehead, and chants the Panchakshara mantra (the five-syllable mantra of Shiva), is indeed revered by you, and such a person is truly a pious soul (Sādhu).