Shloka 63
त्रिपुरदीक्षाविधानम् — Tripura Dīkṣā: Prescriptive Procedure
Chapter on the Ordinance of Initiation
दैत्यराजे दीक्षिते च तस्मिन्ससहजे मुने । सर्वे च दीक्षिता जातास्तत्र त्रिपुरवासिनः
daityarāje dīkṣite ca tasminsasahaje mune | sarve ca dīkṣitā jātāstatra tripuravāsinaḥ
When the king of the Daityas had been duly initiated by the sage Sahaja, all the inhabitants of Tripura thereupon also became initiated.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pashu
FAQs
It highlights dīkṣā as a transformative turning-point: when the leader accepts a consecrating discipline, the collective community also becomes aligned to a shared sacred vow, enabling a unified religious identity and power.
In the Shiva Purana, dīkṣā commonly functions as formal entry into regulated worship—mantra, observance, and devotion—by which devotees approach Saguna Shiva through prescribed rites, often centered on Shiva’s worship and sacred symbols.
The verse implies undertaking dīkṣā with mantra-discipline and vow-based practice; practically, it points to initiation into regular japa and regulated worship, typically supported in Shaiva practice by bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and Shiva-mantra observance.