Introduction to Tantra Sastra - Aghori
Introduction to Tantra Sastra - Aghori
Introduction to Tantra Sastra - Aghori
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INTIATION: DĪKṢ Ā 69<br />
according <strong>to</strong> the Kālikā-Purana (when dealing with<br />
svara or <strong>to</strong>ne), whilst the udātta, anudātta, and pracaya<br />
are appropriate <strong>to</strong> the first of these castes, the svara,<br />
called aukāra, with anusvara and nāda, is appropriate<br />
<strong>to</strong> śudra, who may use the Praṇ ava, either at the beginning<br />
or end of mantra, but not, as the dvija may, at both<br />
places. The mantra chosen for initiation should be<br />
suitable (anukūla). Whether a mantra is sva-kūla or<br />
a-kūla <strong>to</strong> the person about <strong>to</strong> be initiated is ascertained<br />
by the kūla-cakra, the zodiacal circle called rāśicakra<br />
and other cakra which may be found described in the<br />
<strong>Tantra</strong>sāra. Initiation by a woman is efficacious; that<br />
by a mother is eightfold so. 1 Certain special forms of<br />
initiation, called abhiṣeka, are described in the next<br />
note.<br />
1 <strong>Tantra</strong>sāra, loc. cit.