Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 32
ततस्ते ऋत्विजः सर्वे देवराजं पुरंदरम् । विधिवद्दीक्षयांचक्रुस्तत्र माहेश्वरे क्रतौ
tataste ṛtvijaḥ sarve devarājaṃ puraṃdaram | vidhivaddīkṣayāṃcakrustatra māheśvare kratau
తర్వాత ఆ మహేశ్వర క్రతువులో అక్కడ ఉన్న సమస్త ఋత్విజులు విధివిధానంగా దేవరాజుడు పురందరుడు (ఇంద్రుడు)ను దీక్షింపజేశారు।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Tirtha: Setukṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣi audience
Scene: All ṛtvij-s gather around Indra; sacred threads adjusted, kuśa rings and darbha placed; water is sprinkled for dīkṣā; the yajña pavilion glows with Agni while Śiva’s presence is suggested through a liṅga or trident emblem nearby.
FAQs
Consecration (dīkṣā) and strict adherence to vidhi transform intention into spiritually efficacious action.
The Setu region is the sacred arena; the rite is explicitly called Māheśvara, tying the local holiness to Śiva’s authority.
Formal dīkṣā (initiation/consecration) of the yajamāna performed vidhivat by the assembled ṛtviks in a Māheśvara kratu.
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