The lord said: O splendid lady, henceforth, I shall recount the procedure for acquiring the Mantra. Without it the Mantra is futile and with it, it is efficacious. The futile ones are the following:—Ājñāhīna (i.e. Mantra acquired without permission), Kriyāhīna (devoid of holy rites), Śraddhāhīna (devoid of faith), Amānasa (non-mental i.e. if the devotee does not devote full attention), Anājñapta [anājñaptam] (that which has been prohibited), Dakṣiṇāhīna [dakṣiṇāhīnam] (permitted but devoid of gifts) and Sadājapta (indiscriminately repeated always).