Shiva Purana

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न त्याज्यं सर्ववर्णैश्च भस्मधारणमुत्तमम् । अन्यैरपि यथाजीवैस्सदेति शिवशासनम् ३८ ।

sanskrit

Śiva has ordained that the rite of wearing ashes shall not be eschewed by the people of any caste and outside the bounds of caste by other living beings.

english translation

na tyAjyaM sarvavarNaizca bhasmadhAraNamuttamam | anyairapi yathAjIvaissadeti zivazAsanam 38 |

hk transliteration