Dīkṣā
idea · 2 works · 2 mentions · 10 anchored passages
dīkṣā · initiation · the potent dīkṣā
in the texts
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.
> Even in the condemned months, *dīkṣā* is said to be auspicious during an eclipse.
> Tiṣya, the three Uttaras, Ārdrā, and Saumya, and the three birth-stars of the disciple, / > these *nakṣatras* are praised in the rite of *dīkṣā*, O you of good vows!
> The well-known *tithis*, the sight of Rāhu, and the festival of the guru, / > and the *tithi* of the sacred thread, are supreme in the rite of the *dīkṣā* ceremony.