तत्सायुज्यमिति प्राहुर्वेदागमपरायणाः । एवं क्रमेण मुक्तिः स्याल्लिंगादौ पूजया स्वतः २३ ।
This is called Sāyujya (complete identity) by persons well-versed in the Vedas and Āgamas (Traditional Sacred Texts). It is in this order that one gets salvation by the worship of the phallic image of Śiva.