Shiva Purana

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धातुजन्यां तथैवान्यां पारदां वा प्रकल्पयेत् ।। नमस्कृत्य पुनस्तां च पूजयेद्भक्तितत्परः ।।३४।।

sanskrit

One may consecrate an image of Shiva made from metal, other materials, or even sacred mercury (pārada). Having bowed down to it, one should again and again worship it, being fully absorbed in devotion.

english translation

dhAtujanyAM tathaivAnyAM pAradAM vA prakalpayet || namaskRtya punastAM ca pUjayedbhaktitatparaH ||34||

hk transliteration by Sanscript