दीक्षा ग्राह्या नृपश्रेष्ठ पुरश्चरणमादितः । कृत्वा कायविशुद्ध्यर्थं ततः श्रेयस्करी भवेत्
dīkṣā grāhyā nṛpaśreṣṭha puraścaraṇamāditaḥ | kṛtvā kāyaviśuddhyarthaṃ tataḥ śreyaskarī bhavet
नृपश्रेष्ठ, आदितः दीक्षा ग्राह्या, ततः पुरश्चरणं कायविशुद्ध्यर्थं कृत्वा; ततः सा श्रेयस्करी भवेत्।
Brāhmaṇas (ritual instructors)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A brāhmaṇa officiant places a sacred thread/marks the king for dīkṣā; nearby are kuśa grass, kalaśa, and a small homa fire. The king undertakes austere preparatory observances, shown by simple attire and controlled posture.
Purity and preparation are integral to dharma; inner resolve must be matched by disciplined preliminaries.
No tīrtha is specified; the focus is on ritual eligibility through dīkṣā and preparatory practice.
Accept dīkṣā first and undertake puraścaraṇa as a preliminary discipline aimed at bodily purification.