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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The samayin shall be given Abhi峁ka as if he were the leader of the army, Putraka as minister, S膩dhaka as crown prince and Ac膩rya as king'. 4.16 AHIRBUDHNYA SAMHIT膧 Ahirbudhnya Sa峁僪it膩, does not have differing views on the aspects of the qualification of Ac膩rya or the disciple or the process of D墨k峁Ｄ�. Moreover, this Sa峁僪it膩 does not deal with Acarya Abhisek膩. The pupil shall be tested for his achievements for one year, The Ac膩rya shall do a峁単any膩sa and karany膩sa on his body with respective mantras. Mantras are of three kinds namely transcendental, subtle and gross. They have param膩tma, Samkarsana and Ahirbudhnya as their 峁涐梗i峁�. The mantra of Sudarsana represent the Atharva峁嘺veda. He shall do samp膩ta, ny膩sa on his body with these mantra. The human body shall be treated to be of three kinds gross, subtle, and transcendental. 1. JS XVIII 14b-16 156
