Shiva Purana

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/44/22

सर्वे पाशुपताः सिद्धा भस्मोद्धूलितविग्रहाः ॥ सर्वशास्त्रार्थतत्त्वज्ञा वेदवेदांगपारगाः ॥ २२ ॥

sanskrit

These had become Śiddhas by Pāśupata rites. They used to dust their bodies with Bhasma. They knew the principles and meanings of the sacred texts. They were masters of the Vedas and Vedāṅgas.

english translation

sarve pAzupatAH siddhA bhasmoddhUlitavigrahAH ॥ sarvazAstrArthatattvajJA vedavedAMgapAragAH ॥ 22 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/vayaviya-samhita/44/22

सर्वे पाशुपताः सिद्धा भस्मोद्धूलितविग्रहाः ॥ सर्वशास्त्रार्थतत्त्वज्ञा वेदवेदांगपारगाः ॥ २२ ॥

sanskrit

These had become Śiddhas by Pāśupata rites. They used to dust their bodies with Bhasma. They knew the principles and meanings of the sacred texts. They were masters of the Vedas and Vedāṅgas.

english translation

sarve pAzupatAH siddhA bhasmoddhUlitavigrahAH ॥ sarvazAstrArthatattvajJA vedavedAMgapAragAH ॥ 22 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript