Shiva Purana

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तत्तत्सुखानुरागेण शिवपूजां विदुर्बुधाः । पीठमंबामयं सर्वं शिवलिंगं च चिन्मयम् २२ ।

With a love for the happiness of different beings Śiva Pūjā shall be performed—so say the wise men. The pedestal represents Śiva’s consort—Pārvatī and his phallic emblem represents the sentient being.

english translation

tattatsukhAnurAgeNa zivapUjAM vidurbudhAH | pIThamaMbAmayaM sarvaM zivaliMgaM ca cinmayam 22 |

hk transliteration by Sanscript