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 ||
唯有灌顶入门（dīkṣā）才是斩断缚索（pāśa）的至上因。故当依诸论典（śāstra）所说仪轨，如法受持真言灌顶（mantra-dīkṣā）。
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.