गान्धर्व तन्त्र (शैव-शाक्त आगम - मन्त्र-रहस्य, यन्त्र एवं देवतोपासना सटीक)

presence of the teacher and should have as much faith in him as in his own God or Mantra and be respectful towards him The months which are described for initiation are given in the following order of importance:- Assoon, Katak, Baisakh, Phagan, Maghar, Chet, Har, and Magh Days of the lunar reckoning and the week days prescribed for the said purpose are 15th, 5th, 2nd, 7th, and 13th and 10th and Sunday, Thursday, Friday, Monday and Wednesday. The initiation is said to be of three kinds that of mantras, that of Shakti and that of Shiva. The first involves the use of mantras, worship, postures, meditation and con- centration etc The second has a reference to that in which the initiator infuses his own spiritual power in the initiate. The third is that in which a spiritualist par excellence sanctifies the person with no regard to qualifications merely by his glance to the extent that the Reality becomes visible to him. The end of the chapter explains the details of initiation such as selection and preparation of a place for initiation, making offerings to Vāstupāla together with the Vedic recitation and blessings of the learned Brahmins, sowing of seeds, and rendering worship to the Dikpālas with a view to invoking their help in performing initiation, puri- fication of the place, Shrichakra and the disciple with