History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c99.569

v7.c99.569

Dīkṣā, 1116, 1119 Bhāgavata-purāṇa says that Tāntrikī d. is for śūdras and Vaidikī and miśrā for other varṇas, 1093, derivation of the word, 1117; details of d. given in Śāradātilaka were on the decline in Raghunandana's day, 1118, four kinds of, 1119; on receiving Tāntrik d from a guru, both śūdra and brāhmaṇa become alike, 1112; procedure of, to be undergone by one learning the Tāntrik way, 1054, proper times for d. such as eclipses, and if an eclipse be available, other matters such as tithi, nakṣatra, vāra, need not be considered 1117, some tantras treat d. elaborately, 1117, some tanras provide that in d guru should instruct disciple about cakras, 1118, symbolized a new birth for a sacrificer in Vedic times, 1116, Vedic d. observances after, 1217n