Shiva Purana
जन्यते तन्यते पाशैर्जीवशब्दार्थ एव हि । जन्मपाशनिवृत्त्यर्थं जन्मलिंगं प्रपूजयेत् 1-16-१०० ।
Another meaning of the word Jīva is that which is born enmeshed and entwined. Hence the devotee shall worship the primordial phallic image for unravelling the knots and nooses of the birth.
english translation
janyate tanyate pAzairjIvazabdArtha eva hi । janmapAzanivRttyarthaM janmaliMgaM prapUjayet 1-16-100 ।
hk transliteration by Sanscript