Shiva Purana

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बेरमात्रं च पूजायां संमतं वेदनिर्णये । स्वाविर्भावे च देवानां सकलं रूपमेव हि २३ ।

sanskrit

Only the Bera (idol) is considered appropriate for worship, as determined by the Vedic scriptures. In the divine manifestations of the gods, the form is indeed the essence itself.

english translation

beramAtraM ca pUjAyAM saMmataM vedanirNaye | svAvirbhAve ca devAnAM sakalaM rUpameva hi 23 |

hk transliteration