Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 89
स मां विनयसंपन्नं ज्ञात्वा ब्राह्मणरूपिणम् । ददौ दीक्षां ततो मह्यं शास्त्रदृष्टेन कर्मणा
sa māṃ vinayasaṃpannaṃ jñātvā brāhmaṇarūpiṇam | dadau dīkṣāṃ tato mahyaṃ śāstradṛṣṭena karmaṇā
Da er mich als einen Zuchtvollen erkannte, der in der Gestalt eines Brāhmaṇa erschien, verlieh er mir daraufhin die Einweihung gemäß dem in den Śāstras vorgeschriebenen Ritus.
An unnamed narrator (reporting the result) within the Tīrthamāhātmya narrative
Type: kshetra
Scene: A brāhmaṇa-appearing guru recognizes a disciplined seeker and performs formal dīkṣā with ritual implements, fire, and mantra gestures.
FAQs
Initiation is a sacred, rule-governed transmission; śāstra-guided practice protects the purity of spiritual life.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on orthodox initiation within a sacred narrative setting.
Dīkṣā is performed through a śāstra-sanctioned ritual procedure (śāstradṛṣṭa karma).