The lord said: Even dirty leading brahmins may be devotees of Śiva and steady in their rites. By devotion to Śiva much can be achieved in the world in the manner of Dadhīca who could conquer even Viṣṇu the lord of Devas. Hence by all means, those devotees with matted hair or tonsured head, or naked anchorites, who have smeared their bodies with ashes should be worshipped always like Śiva himself mentally, verbally and physically.