Shloka 16
कैलासगमनं कुबेरसख्यं च — Śiva’s Journey to Kailāsa and His Friendship with Kubera
न तत्कर्म च तद्वृत्तं किंचिद्वेत्ति स दीक्षितः । सर्वं केशांतकर्मास्य चक्रे वर्षेऽथ षोडशे
na tatkarma ca tadvṛttaṃ kiṃcidvetti sa dīkṣitaḥ | sarvaṃ keśāṃtakarmāsya cakre varṣe'tha ṣoḍaśe
That initiated one knew nothing at all of his former actions or earlier course of life. Then, in his sixteenth year, all the rites up to the keśānta-saṁskāra—the hair-cutting rite marking the threshold of youth—were performed for him.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
The verse highlights the transformative power of dīkṣā: after initiation, one’s identity is reoriented toward Shiva, and the former karmic narrative is treated as irrelevant to the new, disciplined spiritual life.
In Shaiva practice, dīkṣā and saṁskāras prepare the devotee for ordered Saguna Shiva worship—such as Linga-pūjā—by establishing purity, discipline, and eligibility for mantra-based devotion.
It suggests a life structured by saṁskāras and initiation; the practical takeaway is to follow authorized rites and a mantra-centered routine (japa and purity disciplines) after receiving Shaiva dīkṣā.