Shiva Purana

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रूपित्वात्सकलस्तद्वत्तस्मात्सकलनिष्कलः । निष्कलत्वान्निराकारं लिंगं तस्य समागतम् ११ ।

sanskrit

He is also Sakala as He has an embodied form. He is both Sakala and Niṣkala. It is in his Niṣkala aspect that the Liṅga is appropriate.

english translation

rUpitvAtsakalastadvattasmAtsakalaniSkalaH | niSkalatvAnnirAkAraM liMgaM tasya samAgatam 11 |

hk transliteration