Vijaya Kumāra and Vrajanātha were impressed when they heard the deliberation concerning vaidhī-sādhana - bhakti. They became firmly convinced that one must accept hari-nāma and dīkṣā from a siddha-mahātmā (great perfected soul) in order
to enter the supreme abode. They therefore decided to accept
dīkṣā from Siddha Bābājī Mahārāja the very next day, so as not
to lose any time.
Vijaya Kumāra had already received dīkṣā - mantra from his
family guru in his boyhood. Vrajanātha, however, had not
received any dīkṣā - mantra other than the Gāyatrī mantra. They had both clearly understood from the revered Bābājī’s instructions
that the jīva goes to hell if he chants mantras received from a
guru who is not a Vaiṣṇava; therefore, according to the regulations of śāstra, when proper discrimination has awakened, he should
again take dīkṣā from a śuddha - vaiṣṇava guru. Particularly, one
can achieve perfection in the chanting of his mantra very quickly
by accepting the mantra from a siddha-bhakta. Thinking like this, they both decided that they would go to Māyāpura the next
morning, bathe in the Gaṅgā, and then take dīkṣā from the most
revered Bābājī.
The next morning, they bathed in the Gaṅgā and applied tilaka