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Šrū Caitanva=caritāmrta
[[Madhya-lilā Ch 24]]
nātra cintyo 'ri-śuddhyādir nāri-mitrādi-laksanam
si  ddha-sādhya-susiddhāri--  rūpā  nātra vicāranā
There is  śodhana , or purification of the  mantra , but there is no such consideration for the Kṛṣṇa  mantra .  Balitvāt kṛṣṇa-mantrāṇāṁ saṁskārāpekṣaṇaṁ na hi.  “The Krsna  mantra  is so strong that there is no question of  śodhana . (1.235)
As far as  dikṣā  is concerned, one should consult  Madhya-lilā , Chapter Fifteen (108). On the whole, when a person is initiated according to the  pāñcarātrika-vidhi , he has already attained the position of a  brāhmaṇa . This is enjoined in the  Hari-bhakti-vilāsa  (2.12):
yathā kāñcanatāṁ yāti kāṁsyaṁ rasa-vidhānataḥ tathā dikṣā-vidhānena dvijatvaṁ jāyate nṛṇām
“As bell metal can be turned into gold when treated with mercury, a disciple initiated by a bona fide  guru  immediately attains the position of a  brāhmaṇa .”
As far as the time of  dīkṣā  (initiation) is concerned, everything depends on the position of the  guru . As soon as a bona fide  guru  is received by chance or by a program, one should immediately take the opportunity to receive initiation. In the book called  Tattva-sāgara , it is stated:
durlabhe sad-gurūṇāṁ ca sakṛt-saṅga upasthite tad-anujñā yadā labdhā sa dikṣāvasaro mahān
grāme vā yadi vāraņye kṣetre vā divase niśi āgacchati gurur daivād yathā dīkṣā tad-ājñayā