दुर्वासाश्चातिहृष्टोभू्द्दृष्ट्वा पाशुपतोत्तमान् । भूतिभूषितसर्वांगाञ्जटाजटितमौलिकान्
durvāsāścātihṛṣṭobhū्ddṛṣṭvā pāśupatottamān | bhūtibhūṣitasarvāṃgāñjaṭājaṭitamaulikān
ابتهج دورفاسا غاية الابتهاج حين رأى أسمى أتباع باشوباتا، وقد تزيّنت أبدانهم كلّها بالرماد المقدّس، وتوّجت رؤوسهم بضفائر الجَطا المتلبّدة.
Skanda
Tirtha: Ānandakānana (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of foremost Pāśupata ascetics in Kāśī: bodies smeared with sacred ash, matted locks piled like crowns; Durvāsā beholds them with delight and recognition of Śiva’s path.
Association with devoted Śaivas is celebrated; visible disciplines (bhasma, jaṭā) signify inner dedication to Pāśupati.
The Kāśī sphere—especially Ānandakānana—where exemplary Pāśupata devotees are encountered.
Implied Śaiva observance: wearing sacred ash (bhasma-dhāraṇa) and adopting ascetic disciplines associated with Pāśupata devotion.