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Shiva Purana

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अनेकलिंगं यो नित्यं भक्तिश्रद्धासमन्वितः । पूजयेत्स लभेत्कामान्मनसा मानसेप्सितान् ३१ ।

He who worships many such images every day with great devotion and faith can achieve the fulfilment of any desire conceived in his heart.

english translation

न लिंगाराधनादन्यत्पुण्यं वेदचतुष्टये । विद्यते सर्वशास्त्राणामेष एव विनिश्चयः ३२ ।

In the four Vedas, nothing else is mentioned so holy as the worship of the phallic image. This is the conclusion arrived at in all sacred lores.

english translation

सर्वमेतत्परित्यज्य कर्मजालमशेषतः । भक्त्या परमया विद्वाँ ल्लिंगमेकं प्रपूजयेत् ३३ ।

All other rites can entirely be abandoned. A really learned man shall worship only the phallic image with great devotion.

english translation

लिंगेर्चितेर्चितं सर्वं जगत्स्थावरजंगमम् । संसारांबुधिमग्नानां नान्यत्तारणसाधनम् ३४ ।

If the phallic image is worshipped, it means that the entire universe consisting of the mobile and the immobile has been worshipped. There is no other means to save persons submerged in the ocean of worldly existence.

english translation

अज्ञानतिमिरांधानां विषयासक्तचेतसाम् । प्लवो नान्योस्ति जगति लिंगाराधनमंतरा ३५ ।

Men of the world are blind due to ignorance. Their minds are sullied by worldly desires. Except for the worship of the phallic image there is no other raft to save them from destruction.

english translation