History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c92.117.3

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D.) states in one verse what the Tāntrik gurus and their followers did 'Gurus declare that liberation follows by the drinking of wine from the same goblet by various craftsmen such as washermen, weavers, workers in hides, *kāpālikas*, in the procedure of cakrapūjā, and by dalliance with women without the least scruple and by always leading a life of festivities."¹⁷³⁹ The Rāja-taraṅgiṇī (middle of 12th century A. D) has several references to the Tāntrikas and their doings. In V. 66 Kalhana says that during ¹⁷⁴⁰ the reign of Avantivarman of Kashmir, *siddhas* (persons possessed of miraculous powers like *ammā*) such as Bhatta Kallata were born for the benefit of the world. In describing the effects of the rule of a good king Yaśaskara (939-948 A. D.), Kalhana ¹⁷⁴¹ remarks that during his reign were not seen housewives figuring as divinities at the rite of *gurudīkṣā* and shaking their heads for detracting from the eminent character (attributed to) of their husbands.' King Kalaśa of Kashmir (1063-1089 A. D.) became a pupil of Pramadakantha, son of Amarakantha who was a good brāhmana, but Kalaśa, who by nature was evil-minded, was instructed in evil practices by his guru Pramadakantha and the latter made the former ignore the distinction between women who are approachable and who are not.