The Five Samskaras of Initiation
Vishnu Tilak Samhita / Pancharatra Agama
pancha-samskaratapapundranamamantra-dikshayagapancharatra
Sanskrit Original
ताप: पुण्ड्रस्तथा नाम मन्त्रो यागश्च पञ्चमः। एते पञ्च विशेषाख्याः संस्काराः परिकीर्तिताः॥
Tāpaḥ puṇḍras tathā nāma mantro yāgaśca pañcamaḥ, ete pañca viśeṣākhyāḥ saṃskārāḥ parikīrtitāḥ.
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The five samskaras are: (1) Tapa — branding with Vishnu's symbols (conch and discus), (2) Pundra — wearing the Urdhva Pundra tilak, (3) Nama — receiving a servant's name (dasanama), (4) Mantra — initiation into the sacred mantra, (5) Yaga — regular worship of Vishnu.
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