Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 112
Sanatkumāra’s Bhāgavata Tantra: Tattvas, Māyā-Bonds, Embodiment, and the Necessity of Dīkṣā
दीक्षैव परमो हेतुः पाशविच्छेदने पुनः । अतः शास्त्रोक्तविधिना मन्त्रदीक्षां समाचरेत् ॥ ११२ ॥
dīkṣaiva paramo hetuḥ pāśavicchedane punaḥ | ataḥ śāstroktavidhinā mantradīkṣāṃ samācaret || 112 ||
A dīkṣā, e somente ela, é a causa suprema para cortar os laços do pāśa. Portanto, deve-se receber a iniciação no mantra segundo o विधि prescrito nos śāstras.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
FAQs
It declares dīkṣā (formal initiation) as the chief means for severing bondage (pāśa), emphasizing that transformation is not merely intellectual but requires authorized consecration and discipline.
By insisting on mantra-dīkṣā through śāstra, it frames bhakti as a guided, vow-supported practice where devotion is stabilized by a received mantra and regulated observance rather than impulse alone.
Ritual procedure and correct method (vidhi) are central—pointing to śāstra-based practice connected to disciplines like Kalpa (ritual manuals) that govern how initiation and mantra-usage are properly performed.