yathoktam pañcaviṃśatitattvajño yatra yatrāśrame rataḥ / jaṭī muṇḍī śikhī vāpi mucyte nātra saṃśayaḥ //
As has been said: "The knower of the twenty-five tattvas, in whichever āśrama he delights, whether wearing matted locks, shaven-headed, or [wearing] a topknot - he is liberated, there is no doubt about this."