Shiva Purana
ततः प्रभृति शक्राद्याः सर्व एव सुरासुराः ॥ ऋषयश्च नरा नागा नार्यश्चापि विधानतः ॥ लिंगप्रतिष्ठा कुर्वंति लिंगे तं पूजयंति च ॥ ८५ ॥
Ever since that Indra and other gods, Asuras, sages, men, serpents as well as women install Liṅgas in accordance with the injunctions and worship him in the Liṅga.
english translation
tataH prabhRti zakrAdyAH sarva eva surAsurAH ॥ RSayazca narA nAgA nAryazcApi vidhAnataH ॥ liMgapratiSThA kurvaMti liMge taM pUjayaMti ca ॥ 85 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript