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

shore of ocean, solitary places and those where the preceptor
lives or which help in the concentration of the mind, the
cities of Benares and Dwārikā, the Vindhya mountain, Āryāvarta,
Brahmāvarta, Prayāga, Pushkara, the river Karatoyā, Nandi
kunda etc It also tells that the devotee is not held
back from worship by the consideration of impurity arising
from death or birth and that he should offer worship mentally
in times of such a calamity
26th CHAPTER
It deals with Dīkshā or initiation. It is necessary for
the practitioner of mantras because it imparts right knowledge
and removes sins Before having been done by man to man
initiation was started by the holy line of nine divine teachers, viz
Prakāśa, Vimarśa, Ānanda, Jñāna, Satya, Purna, Svabhāva,
Pratibha, Subhaga, the first three living eternally in heaven,
the middle three partly in heaven and partly on earth and
the last three only on earth These receive their worship
between Vimalā and Jayani in Shrīchakra Qualifications are
laid down of both the initiator and the initiate The former
among other things must have all good qualities = be free
from vanity, greedless, healthy, pure, speaking truth and
knowing sacred laws of the Tantras The latter must be orthodox,
merciful, attached to the teacher, considerate and greedless.
He should aviod all acts of indecency especially when in