शिवव्रतैकनिष्ठस्य नाशौचं न च सूतकम् । ललाटेऽग्रे सितं भस्म तिलकं धारयेन्मृदा ८२ ।
Being the devotee of Śiva and devoted to his sacred rites he need not observe impurity accruing from death or birth in the family. The characteristic sign of a devotee of Śiva is that he has a circular dot of white ashes or mud put by himself or by his preceptor on the top of his forehead.