अस्रं चास्ति स मन्त्रस्तु तिरस्कृत उदीरितः
And if there is a tear, that mantra is uttered in a concealed manner.
यस्य स्याद्भेदितो मन्त्रस्त्याज्यः क्लिष्टफलप्रदः
If a mantra is broken, it must be abandoned, for it gives troubled results.
विद्या वाप्यथवा मन्त्रो भवेत्सप्तदशाक्षरः
Whether a vidyā or a mantra, it may be of seventeen syllables.
यस्य मध्ये स्थितं चास्रं स मन्त्रो मूर्च्छितः स्मृतः
If a tear is present in the middle, that mantra is considered faint.
मन्त्रस्यादौ च मध्ये च मूर्ध्नि चास्रचतुष्टयम्
At the beginning, middle, and head of the mantra, there are four tears.
पुनर्विशतिवर्णो वा यो मन्त्रः स्मरसंयुतः
Again, a mantra of twenty syllables, joined with desire, is spoken of.
सप्तार्णो बालमन्त्रस्तु कुमारो वसुवर्णवान्
A mantra of seven syllables is called a child-mantra; the youth is endowed with eight syllables.
त्रिंशद्वर्णश्चतुःषष्टिवर्णश्चापि शताक्षरः
There is a mantra of thirty syllables, of sixty-four syllables, and even of a hundred syllables.
नवार्णस्तारसंयुक्तो मन्त्रो निस्त्रिंश उच्यते
A mantra of nine syllables, joined with the syllable 'ta', is called thirtyfold.
शिखा वर्म च यस्यान्ते नेत्रमस्रं च दृश्यते
At the end of which a crest, armor, eye, and tear are seen.
आद्यन्तमध्ये फट्कारः षोढा यस्मिन्प्रदृश्यते
At the beginning, end, and middle, the syllable 'phaṭ' is seen six times in it.
कूट एकाक्षरो मन्त्रः स एवोक्तो निरंशकः
A mantra that is a single syllable, called 'kūṭa', is said to be indivisible.
षड्वर्णो बीजहीनो वा सार्द्धसप्ताक्षरो ऽपि वा
A mantra of six syllables, or one without a seed, or even one and a half times seven syllables.
सार्द्धबीजत्रययुतो मन्त्रो विंशतिवर्णवान्
A mantra endowed with one and a half seeds, and three, has twenty syllables.
यो मन्त्रो दन्तवर्णस्तु मोहितः स तु कीर्तितः
A mantra whose syllables are dental is considered bewildered.
क्षुधार्तः स तु विज्ञेयो मन्त्रसिद्धिविवर्जितः
Such a mantra is to be understood as hungry, lacking the accomplishment of mantra power.
त्रयोर्विंशतिवर्णो वा स मनुर्दृप्तसंज्ञकः
A mantra with twenty-three syllables is called arrogant.
एकोन त्रिंशदर्णो वा मन्त्रो हीनाङ्गकः स्मृतः
A mantra with twenty-nine syllables is regarded as deficient in its limbs.
अतिक्रूरः स विज्ञेयो ऽखिलकर्मसु गर्हितः
Such a mantra is excessively cruel and is condemned in all rituals.
व्रीडितः स तु विज्ञेयः सर्वकर्मसु न क्षमः
Such a mantra is to be known as ashamed and is unsuitable for any ritual.
पञ्चषषअट्यर्णमारभ्य नवनन्दाक्षरावधि
Beginning from sixty-five syllables up to nine syllables of delight—
त्रयोदशार्णा ये मन्त्रास्तिथ्यर्णाश्च तथा पुनः
Mantras with thirteen syllables, as well as those with fixed syllable counts again—
शतं सार्द्धशतं वापि शतद्वयमथापि वा
One hundred, one hundred fifty, or even two hundred syllables—
ये मन्त्रा वर्णसंख्याका निःस्नेहास्ते प्रकीर्तिताः
Mantras whose syllable count is fixed and devoid of affection are thus described.
अतिवृद्धाः प्रयोगेषु शिथिलास्ते समीरिताः
Those that are excessively long in practice are declared to be slack.
तद्वर्द्ध्वं चैव ये मन्त्राः स्तोत्ररूपास्तु ते स्मृताः
Mantras beyond that, which take the form of hymns, are considered as such.
दोषानेतानविज्ञाय मन्त्रानेताञ्जपन्ति ये
Those who recite mantras without knowing their faults and qualities—
छिन्नादिदोषदुष्टानां मन्त्राणां साधनं ब्रुवे
I declare the method for rectifying mantras corrupted by faults such as being broken.
यं कञ्चिदपि वा मन्त्रं तस्य स्युः सर्वसिद्धयः
Even any mantra whatsoever may yield all accomplishments.
योनिमुद्राबन्ध एवं भवेदासनमुत्तमम्
Thus, the posture is perfected by the application of yoni-mudra and bandha.