Shiva Purana

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सकलं च तथा बेरं पूजायां लोकसंमतम् । शिवान्येषां च जीवत्वात्सकलत्वाच्च सर्वतः २२ ।

sanskrit

Similarly, the idol (Bera) is also universally accepted in worship, While other deities are considered to have life and form, Shiva is the essence of all forms everywhere.

english translation

sakalaM ca tathA beraM pUjAyAM lokasaMmatam | zivAnyeSAM ca jIvatvAtsakalatvAcca sarvataH 22 |

hk transliteration