vishesha deeksha
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To deepen the experience of Sadashivoham in the disciple, Sadashiva blesses the disciple with the next level Deeksha called Vishesha Deeksha. Through this deeksha the disciple is given access and right to connect with Sadashiva through Shiva Puja. In the Vishesha Deeksha the disciple is given a Shiva linga for his personal Puja (Atmartha Puja) by the Guru. Sadashiva says in the Srimat Kamika Agama, Purva Pada, Archana Vidhi .
“The worship being done for the Linga graciously given to the disciple by the Guru at the completion of the qualifying diksha-ritual, or for the Linga made of earth and other substances is said to be personal (atmartha). Since it grants the fruits to the disciple as desired by him, it is called Svartha (atmartha) puja.”
Hence the Spatika linga giving in Deeksha by Swamiji is called the Ātma Linga. In Kamika Agama Purvapada, Sadashiva continues to share the significance of worshiping the Shiva linga.
agnihotrāśca vedāśca yajnasca bahudakshinah ।
sivalingārcanasyaite kotyamsenāpi no samāḥ ॥
Maintaining the sacrificial fire in one's own house, systematic study of the Vedas, performing sacrifices, which involves many kinds of fees in great measure - all these activities cannot be equal to even one part of million parts of the greatness of the worship of Shiva Linga.
Through this deeksha the experience of 'Sadashivoham' is deepened in the disciple. The scripture, Navaratneshvara says:
sarvasāmapi dīkṣāṇam mukti phalam akhaṇḍitam ।
āvirodhāt bhavantyeva prāsangyastu bhuktaya ॥
Indeed, the main benefit of all deekshas, the sacred initiations is the fruit of mukti - Enlightenment. As a side-effect all the worldly pleasures and enjoyments also happen.
Sadashiva, in the Agama called Kularnava Tantra says:
upapātaka lakśāṇi mahāpataka koṭayaḥ ।
kśanāt dahati deveśi dīkśā hi vidhinā kṛitā ॥
The Deeksha done as per the scriptural injunctions of Agamas, removes in just one moment - lakhs of minor incompletions and crores of major incompletions.
Sadashiva reveals in Rudrayamala Tantra:
devi dīkṣa-vīhinasya na siddhir na ca sadgatihi ।
tasmāt sarvaprayatnena gurunā dīkṣito bhavet ॥
Oh Devi. The one who has not received Deeksha does not attain perfection, completion or liberation nor a good future path. So by all intense efforts one should become a Deekshita, the initiated one by the Guru.
