Shiva Purana

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शिवस्य वाचको मन्त्रश्शिवमूर्त्तेश्च वाचकः ॥ मूर्त्तिमूर्तिमतोर्भेदो नात्यन्तं विद्यते यतः ॥ २२ ॥

sanskrit

The Mantra that expresses Śiva expresses his idol too, since there is not much of difference between the idol and the original.

english translation

zivasya vAcako mantrazzivamUrttezca vAcakaH ॥ mUrttimUrtimatorbhedo nAtyantaM vidyate yataH ॥ 22 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/kailasa-samhita/14/22

शिवस्य वाचको मन्त्रश्शिवमूर्त्तेश्च वाचकः ॥ मूर्त्तिमूर्तिमतोर्भेदो नात्यन्तं विद्यते यतः ॥ २२ ॥

sanskrit

The Mantra that expresses Śiva expresses his idol too, since there is not much of difference between the idol and the original.

english translation

zivasya vAcako mantrazzivamUrttezca vAcakaH ॥ mUrttimUrtimatorbhedo nAtyantaM vidyate yataH ॥ 22 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript