[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c5.901 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.901 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.901 - **Language:** English ### [c5.901](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.901) Nirādhāra Dikṣā is performed for the sake of Vijñānakala and Pralayakala. Sādhāra Dikṣā is prescribed for the third class of people, the Sakaias. - [Previous: c5.900](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.900) - [Next: c5.902](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.902) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.901](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.901) · Pramāṇa