The Great Liberation Tantra· 3.13 / 153

The Great Liberation Tantra3.13

3.13
सन्धिक्रमेण मिलितः सप्तार्णोऽयं मनुर्मतः । तारहीनेन देवेशि षड्वर्णोऽयं मनुर्भवेत् ॥१३॥
sandhikrameṇa militaḥ saptārṇo'yaṃ manurmataḥ | tārahīnena deveśi ṣaḍvarṇo'yaṃ manurbhavet ||13||
— by the order of euphonic combination ; — joined together ; — of seven syllables ; — this ; — mantra ; — is held ; — without the praṇava (tāra) ; — O queen of the gods ; — of six syllables ; — this ; — mantra ; — would be

Joined together by the order of euphonic combination, this is held to be a mantra of seven syllables; without the praṇava, O queen of the gods, it becomes a mantra of six syllables.