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