ततो दशसहस्रांते तस्य मंत्रस्य संख्यया । भैरवस्तुष्टिमापन्नः प्रोवा च तदनन्तरम्
tato daśasahasrāṃte tasya maṃtrasya saṃkhyayā | bhairavastuṣṭimāpannaḥ provā ca tadanantaram
Então, ao completar-se a contagem daquele mantra — dez mil ao todo — Bhairava ficou satisfeito e falou imediatamente em seguida.
Narrator (unnamed)
Type: kshetra
Scene: After completing ten thousand repetitions, Bhairava becomes pleased—his presence intensifies, and he begins to speak, granting assurance or boon.
Perseverance in a vowed mantra-count (saṃkhyā) culminates in divine satisfaction and guidance.
The episode unfolds at the Hāṭakeśvara-associated kṣetra highlighted in this chapter.
A japa-saṃkhyā of ten thousand recitations of the specified mantra.