ब्रह्मचारी गृही वन्यः संन्यासी वा व्रती तथा । नार्यो भस्म त्रिपुंड्रांका मुक्ता एव न संशयः ४१ ।
Brahmins, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas, Śūdras, people of mixed castes, women, widows, girls, heretics, a brahmacārin, a householder, a forest-dweller, an ascetic, performer of sacred rites and women who have Tripuṇḍra marks are undoubtedly liberated souls.
No man shall drink or eat even a bit without applying Bhasma or wearing Rudrākṣa. If he eats or drinks, whether he is a householder or Vānaprastha or an ascetic, a man of the four castes or of mixed caste, he becomes a sinner and goes to hell. If a man of the four castes repeats Gāyatrī[9] or if an ascetic repeats the Praṇava he shall be liberated.
धिग्भस्मरहितं भालं धिग्ग्राममशिवालयम् । धिगनीशार्चनं जन्म धिग्विद्यामशिवाश्रयाम् ४५ ।
Fie upon the forehead that is devoid of ash. Fie upon the village that has no Śiva temple. Fie upon that life that does not worship Śiva. Fie upon the lore that does not refer to Śiva.