Essay name: Diksha (initiation) in Pancharatra
Author:
Shanta Srinivasan
Affiliation: University of Madras / Department of Sanskrit
This English essay studies Diksha in Pancharatra with reference to important texts. Diksha refers to initiation ceremonies into a particular esoteric tradition which is given, for example, by the teacher (Guru) to the student (Shishya). Pancharatra refers to an ancient school of Vaishnavism based on ancient Tantra-like texts called Agamas which were commonly written in Sanskrit verse.
Chapter 4 - The Process of Diksha
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As in the case of the seed of the Earth the preceptor shall place the seed of the water mantra in his heart .He shall order taste, as in the case of smell and take it up to the mind and to the region above. After repeating this processes with other tattvas, the preceptor will free the pupil from the six cores (adhvans) together with their roots and as having become aware of himself and as freed from the armour,evils would become suppressed. He shall also find that the pupil has reached a higher place through the power of god. The preceptor shall make the offering with the seed of vi艣膩khay奴p膩 with pra峁嘺va so that mok峁 could be obtained by the pupil.Then he must praise god thus, "O lord, may you be spotless. You are omnipotent, full Acyuta! you are all pervading. You control with in you the six qualities. You are changeless and stainless,ever rising, not inferior to any one. You are free from destruction. You are blissful, not apart you have and no - 128
