Shiva Purana
अपि लिंगे च बेरे च नित्यमभ्यर्च्यते जनैः । अब्रह्मत्वात्तदन्येषां निष्कलत्वं न हि क्वचित् १३ ।
Even in the forms of deities and idols, people worship constantly, But due to the nature of Brahman, those forms are never devoid of its essence anywhere.
english translation
api liMge ca bere ca nityamabhyarcyate janaiH । abrahmatvAttadanyeSAM niSkalatvaM na hi kvacit 13 ।
hk transliteration by Sanscript