History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c92.174

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¹⁷⁷⁵ *Vide* शारदातिलक I. 73 ff for references to mantras of five or more letters. A pañcākṣara mantra is नमः शिवाय (in लिङ्गपुराण I. 85); the same becomes a mantra of six letters when 'om' is prefixed. Other mantras of six letters are: ओं नमो विष्णवे (in वृद्धहारीतस्मृति VI. 213), ओं नमो रुद्राय (in हेमाद्रि on व्रत vol I. p. 227), श्रीरामरामेति (vide note 219 above) and two more on p. 434 under 'Ṣaḍakṣaramantra', 'Khakholkāya namaḥ' is a ṣaḍakṣara mantra of Āditya quoted from भविष्यपुराण in हेमाद्रि (व्रत II. p. 521) and in Kalpataru on vrata p 9 and 199 (in the latter it is called मूलमन्त्र under Nimbasaptamī, the description of which is taken from Bhaviṣya, Brāhma-parva, chap 215 and 216), mantras of eight letters are. ओं नमो नारायणाय (in नारदपुराण I. 16. 38-39, ब्रह्मपुराण 60 24, पराशरपु. 120. 7), ओं नमो वासुदेवाय (in वैखानसस्मार्तसूत्र IV. 12, नरसिंहपु 63 6, q by अपरार्क, मत्स्यपु 102. 4 q. by स्मृतित्व I. p. 182 as मूलमन्त्र); a mantra of twelve letters is ओं नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय (in नारदपु I. 16 38-39, नरसिंहपु 7. 43); for a mantra of 13 letters about राम, vide note 219 above), mantras of 16 letters are गोपीजनवल्लभचरणं शरणं प्रपद्ये (in नारदपु. II. 59. 44) and ह्रीं गौरि रुद्रदयिते योगेश्वरि हूं फट् स्वाहा (in शारदा० IX. 99).