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
त्याने मला विनय-संपन्न, ब्राह्मणरूपधारी असे ओळखून शास्त्रविहित विधीनुसार मला दीक्षा दिली।
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).