Liṅgapurāṇa, 1-108 · Chapter 1.19

athovāca mahādevaḥ prīto 'haṃ surasattamau
paśyatāṃ māṃ mahādevaṃ bhayaṃ sarvaṃ vimucyatām //

yuvāṃ prasūtau gātrābhyāṃ mama pūrvaṃ mahābalau
ayaṃ me dakṣiṇe pārśve brahmā lokapitāmahaḥ //

vāme pārśve ca me viṣṇur viśvātmā hṛdayodbhavaḥ
prīto 'haṃ yuvayoḥ samyag varaṃ dadmi yathepsitam //

evamuktvā tu taṃ viṣṇuṃ karābhyāṃ parameśvaraḥ
pasparśa subhagābhyāṃ tu kṛpayā tu kṛpānidhiḥ //

tataḥ prahṛṣṭamanasā praṇipatya maheśvaram
prāha nārāyaṇo nāthaṃ liṅgasthaṃ liṅgavarjitam //

yadi prītiḥ samutpannā yadi deyo varaś ca nau
bhaktirbhavatu nau nityaṃ tvayi cāvyabhicāriṇī //

devaḥ pradattavān devāḥ svātmanyavyabhicāriṇīm
brahmaṇe viṣṇave caiva śraddhāṃ śītāṃśubhūṣaṇaḥ //

jānubhyāmavanīṃ gatvā punarnārāyaṇaḥ svayam
praṇipatya ca viśveśaṃ prāha mandataraṃ vaśī //

āvayordevadeveśa vivādamatiśobhanam
ihāgato bhavān yasmād vivādaśamanāya nau //

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā punaḥ prāha haro harim
praṇipatya sthitaṃ mūrdhnā kṛtāñjalipuṭaṃ smayan //

pralayasthitisargāṇāṃ kartā tvaṃ dharaṇīpate
vatsa vatsa hare viṣṇo pālayaitaccarācaram //

tridhā bhinno hyahaṃ viṣṇo brahmaviṣṇubhavākhyayā
sargarakṣālayaguṇair niṣkalaḥ parameśvaraḥ //

saṃmohaṃ tyaja bho viṣṇo pālayainaṃ pitāmaham
pādme bhaviṣyati sutaḥ kalpe tava pitāmahaḥ //

tadā drakṣyasi māṃ caivaṃ so 'pi drakṣyati padmajaḥ
evamuktvā sa bhagavāṃs tatraivāntaradhīyata //

tadāprabhṛti lokeṣu liṅgārcā supratiṣṭhitā
liṅgavedī mahādevī liṅgaṃ sākṣānmaheśvaraḥ //

layanālliṅgamityuktaṃ tatraiva nikhilaṃ surāḥ
yastu laiṅgaṃ paṭhennityam ākhyānaṃ liṅgasannidhau //

sa yāti śivatāṃ vipro nātra kāryā vicāraṇā //