The mode of Initiation (dīkṣā-vidhi) - Verse 45
Linga Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 2 · Verse 21.45
Sanskrit Original
क्षत्त्रियाणां विशेषेण द्वारं वै पश्चिमं स्मृतम। नेत्रावरणमुन्मुच्य मण्डलं दर्शयेत्ततः।।
kṣattriyāṇāṃ viśeṣeṇa dvāraṃ vai paścimaṃ smṛtam| netrāvaraṇamunmucya maṇḍalaṃ darśayettataḥ||
Sūta said: The mantra with which he places the flower on the lord shall be repeated by him. The preceptor then touches the disciple with the sacred water of Śiva, applies Bhasman over his head[6] repeating the Aghora mantra and then worships him with scents and other things. The door for entering on the western side is the most excellent one for pupils of all castes. It is remembered as excellent particularly for the Kṣatriyas. Then the cloth with which the disciple has been blind-folded is untied and the Maṇḍala is shown to him.