Shiva Purana

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भगवंतं महादेवं शिवलिंगं प्रपूजयेत् । लोकप्रसविता सूर्यस्तच्चिह्नं प्रसवाद्भवेत् १०५ ।

sanskrit

And hereafter the devotee shall worship the phallic emblem which is lord Śiva Himself. He is the sun giving birth and sustenance to the worlds. His symbol is justified in the coming into existence of things.

english translation

bhagavaMtaM mahAdevaM zivaliMgaM prapUjayet | lokaprasavitA sUryastaccihnaM prasavAdbhavet 105 |

hk transliteration