Om Namah Shivaya

नन्दीश्वर उवाच |

Nandishwara said (to Sanatkumara)

पञ्चाक्षरं जपन्मन्त्रं शिवप्रेमसमाकुलः |
तेजसां च स्वयं राशिः साक्षाद्धर्म इवापरः || 23 ||

Tormented by the love for Lord Shiva, chanting the five-lettered
mantra (Om Namah Shivaya), (Sage Vyasa) himself being a symbol of
brilliance, like another Dharma in visible form.