Shiva Purana
तस्योपर्यासनं भद्रं कण्ठीरवचतुष्पदम् ॥ धर्मो ज्ञानं च वैराग्यमैश्वर्यञ्च पदानि वै ॥ २४ ॥
The seat of the Lord is auspicious, with a neck and four legs. Religion, knowledge, detachment and opulence are the four steps.
english translation
tasyoparyAsanaM bhadraM kaNThIravacatuSpadam ॥ dharmo jJAnaM ca vairAgyamaizvaryaJca padAni vai ॥ 24 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript