This term can refer to any sādhana practitioner, but in The Glorious Sovereign Tantra of Mahākāla it refers specifically to an advanced practitioner who has received the full sequence of consecrations and carries the ultimate authorization to perform the sādhanas of the deity Mahākāla.

A term for anyone who is authorized to perform a particular practice or sādhana.

The person who performs a sādhana or a ritual aimed at a particular result.

One who performs a sādhana.

The person who performs a sādhana or a ritual aimed at a particular result. This term can loosely be translated as “practitioner.”