ब्रह्मचारी गृहस्थो वा वानप्रस्थोथ वा यतिः । ब्रह्मक्षत्त्राश्च विट्शूद्रा स्तथान्ये पतिताधमाः ५३ ।
Whether a Brahmachari (celibate student), Grihastha (householder), Vanaprastha (retired individual), or Yati (ascetic), or even if one is a Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Sudra, or any other fallen or degraded being, all can be uplifted through the practice of devotion to Lord Shiva.