Description of the Rules for Charitable Gifts and Related Rites
Gaṅgā-māhātmya
नमः शिवायेति मंत्रं सतारं विधिना तु यः । चतुर्विशतिलक्षं वै जपेत्साक्षात्सशंकरः ॥ ३० ॥
namaḥ śivāyeti maṃtraṃ satāraṃ vidhinā tu yaḥ | caturviśatilakṣaṃ vai japetsākṣātsaśaṃkaraḥ || 30 ||
Ai theo đúng nghi thức mà trì tụng thần chú “Oṃ namaḥ śivāya” kèm Praṇava, và thực hành japa đủ hai mươi bốn lakhs, thì người ấy trở thành chính Śaṅkara hiển hiện.
Narada (teaching within the Uttara-Bhaga context of tirtha/mahatmya and vows)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
It elevates disciplined mantra-japa (with proper vidhi and the praṇava) as a direct means to attain Śiva-like realization—identity with Śaṅkara through sustained practice.
It presents bhakti as steady, count-based remembrance of the deity through mantra repetition, where devotion is expressed as continuous nāma-mantra absorption leading to divine proximity and likeness.
Ritual discipline (kalpa/vidhi) is implied: correct procedure, inclusion of praṇava (tāra), and regulated japa-saṅkhyā (count) as a technical practice of mantra-sādhana.