A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c48.s1.3

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Chapter three discusses five types of dīkṣā: samayā- (I.3.9–56), sādhaka- (I.3.57–70), nirvāṇa- (I.3.71–81), ācārya- (I.3.82–96), and siddhadīkṣā (I.3.97–109).⁴² The verses on the samayādīkṣā enumerate the nine Nāthas⁴³ and the sixteen Siddhas. The names of the nine Nāthas are: Ādinātha,⁴⁴ Mīnanātha,⁴⁵ Gorakṣa,⁴⁶ Koṅkaṇeśvara,⁴⁷ Jālandhreśa,⁴⁸ Kandhanīśa,⁴⁹ Oḍḍīśa, Ciñciṇīśvara,⁵⁰ and Caurāṅgī⁵¹ (I.3.47–48ab). The sixteen Siddhas⁵² are: Caurāṅgī,⁵³ Carpati,⁵⁴ Ghoḍācūli,⁵⁵ the two Rāmas,⁵⁶ Bholagovinda, Vyāḍi,⁵⁷ Nāgārjuna,⁵⁸ Koraṇḍa,⁵⁹ Śūrpakarṇa,⁶⁰ Muktāyī, Revaṇa,⁶¹ Kukkurapāda,⁶² Śūrpapāda, Kaṇaurika, and Kiṅkiṇika (I.3.48cd–50).