Dīkṣā
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dīkṣā · initiation · the potent dīkṣā
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Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
The potent ritual consecration undergone before the hair-shaving rite.
He who approaches the twofold-named, potent dīkṣā — his hair grows forward, they become nodose;
Mount the seat of honour, overpower your enemies — the potent, formidable dīkṣā has been discharged.
Vīramitrodaya
The rite of religious initiation, whose proper time (season, tithi, nakṣatra, yoga, and exceptional occasions) is discussed at great length.
, is not desired in *dīkṣā*.
Thus end the times for *dīkṣā*.
A special rule for a Viṣṇu-*dīkṣā*: