Shiva Purana

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कथयामि शिवेनोक्तं भक्तियुक्तस्य तेऽनघ । शिवस्य ब्रह्मरूपत्वान्निष्कलत्वाच्च निष्कलम् 1.5.२० ।

sanskrit

O sinless one, since you are pious I shall tell you what Śiva Himself has said. Since Śiva has the bodiless aspect in virtue of His being the supreme Brahman, the Niṣkala liṅga, in conformity with the Vedic implication, is used only in His worship.

english translation

kathayAmi zivenoktaM bhaktiyuktasya te'nagha | zivasya brahmarUpatvAnniSkalatvAcca niSkalam 1.5.20 |

hk transliteration