He thought frequently—“What is that phallic image that yields the result quickly? Where can the penance due to the longing for a son find ultimate rest.”
असंख्यातास्सहस्राणि सिद्धाः सिद्धिं गतास्ततः ।। सिद्धलिंगमिति ख्यातन्तस्माद्वीरेश्वरम्परम् ।। २८ ।।
Innumerable thousands of Siddhas have derived the fulfilment of their desire from the worship of Śiva. Hence Vīreśa is famous as the Fruit-yielding phallic image.