Liṅgapurāṇa, 1-108 · Chapter 1.75

niṣkalo nirmalo nityaḥ sakalatvaṃ kathaṃ gataḥ
vaktumarhasi cāsmākaṃ yathā pūrvaṃ yathā śrutam //

paramārthavidaḥ kecid ūcuḥ praṇavarūpiṇam
vijñānamiti viprendrāḥ śrutvā śrutiśirasyajam //

śabdādiviṣayaṃ jñānaṃ jñānamityabhidhīyate
tajjñānaṃ bhrāntirahitam ityanye neti cāpare //

yajjñānaṃ nirmalaṃ śuddhaṃ nirvikalpaṃ nirāśrayam
guruprakāśakaṃ jñānam ityanye munayo dvijāḥ //

jñānenaiva bhavenmuktiḥ prasādo jñānasiddhaye
ubhābhyāṃ mucyate yogī tatrānandamayo bhavet //

vadanti munayaḥ kecit karmaṇā tasya saṃgatim
kalpanākalpitaṃ rūpaṃ saṃhṛtya svecchayaiva hi //

dyaurmūrdhā tu vibhostasya khaṃ nābhiḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ
somasūryāgnayo netre diśaḥ śrotraṃ mahātmanaḥ //

caraṇau caiva pātālaṃ samudrastasya cāṃbaram
devāstasya bhujāḥ sarve nakṣatrāṇi ca bhūṣaṇam //

prakṛtistasya patnī ca puruṣo liṅgamucyate
vaktrādvai brāhmaṇāḥ sarve brahmā ca bhagavānprabhuḥ //

indropendrau bhujābhyāṃ tu kṣatriyāś ca mahātmanaḥ
vaiśyāścorupradeśāttu śūdrāḥ pādātpinākinaḥ //

puṣkarāvartakādyāstu keśāstasya prakīrtitāḥ
vāyavo ghrāṇajāstasya gatiḥ śrautaṃ smṛtis tathā //

athānenaiva karmātmā prakṛtestu pravartakaḥ
puṃsāṃ tu puruṣaḥ śrīmān jñānagamyo na cānyathā //

karmayajñasahasrebhyas tapoyajño viśiṣyate
tapoyajñasahasrebhyo japayajño viśiṣyate //

japayajñasahasrebhyo dhyānayajño viśiṣyate
dhyānayajñātparo nāsti dhyānaṃ jñānasya sādhanam //

yadā samarase niṣṭho yogī dhyānena paśyati
dhyānayajñaratasyāsya tadā saṃnihitaḥ śivaḥ //

nāsti vijñānināṃ śaucaṃ prāyaścittādi codanā
viśuddhā vidyayā sarve brahmavidyāvido janāḥ //

nāsti kriyā ca lokeṣu sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ vicārataḥ
dharmādharmau japo homo dhyānināṃ saṃnidhiḥ sadā //

parānandātmakaṃ liṅgaṃ viśuddhaṃ śivamakṣaram
niṣkalaṃ sarvagaṃ jñeyaṃ yogināṃ hṛdi saṃsthitam //

liṅgaṃ tu dvividhaṃ prāhur bāhyamābhyantaraṃ dvijāḥ
bāhyaṃ sthūlaṃ muniśreṣṭhāḥ sūkṣmamābhyantaraṃ dvijāḥ //

karmayajñaratāḥ sthūlāḥ sthūlaliṅgārcane ratāḥ
asatāṃ bhāvanārthāya nānyathā sthūlavigrahaḥ //

ādhyātmikaṃ ca yalliṅgaṃ pratyakṣaṃ yasya no bhavet
asau mūḍho bahiḥ sarvaṃ kalpayitvaiva nānyathā //

jñānināṃ sūkṣmamamalaṃ bhavetpratyakṣamavyayam
yathā sthūlamayuktānāṃ mṛtkāṣṭhādyaiḥ prakalpitam //

artho vicārato nāstīty anye tattvārthavedinaḥ
niṣkalaḥ sakalaśceti sarvaṃ śivamayaṃ tataḥ //

vyomaikamapi dṛṣṭaṃ hi śarāvaṃ prati suvratāḥ
pṛthaktvaṃ cāpṛthaktvaṃ ca śaṅkarasyeti cāpare //

pratyayārthaṃ hi jagatām ekastho 'pi divākaraḥ
eko 'pi bahudhā dṛṣṭo jalādhāreṣu suvratāḥ //

jantavo divi bhūmau ca sarve vai pāñcabhautikāḥ
tathāpi bahulā dṛṣṭā jātivyaktivibhedataḥ //

dṛśyate śrūyate yadyat tattadviddhi śivātmakam
bhedo janānāṃ loke 'smin pratibhāso vicārataḥ //

svapne ca vipulān bhogān bhuktvā martyaḥ sukhī bhavet
duḥkhī ca bhogaṃ duḥkhaṃ ca nānubhūtaṃ vicārataḥ //

evamāhustathānye ca sarve vedārthatattvagāḥ
hṛdi saṃsāriṇāṃ sākṣāt sakalaḥ parameśvaraḥ //

yogināṃ niṣkalo devo jñānināṃ ca jaganmayaḥ
trividhaṃ parameśasya vapurloke praśasyate //

niṣkalaṃ prathamaṃ caikaṃ tataḥ sakalaniṣkalam
tṛtīyaṃ sakalaṃ caiva nānyatheti dvijottamāḥ //

arcayanti muhuḥ kecit sadā sakalaniṣkalam
sarvajñaṃ hṛdaye kecic chivaliṅge vibhāvasau //

sakalaṃ munayaḥ kecit sadā saṃsāravartinaḥ
evamabhyarcayantyeva sadārāḥ sasutā narāḥ //

yathā śivas tathā devī yathā devī tathā śivaḥ
tasmādabhedabuddhyaiva saptaviṃśatprabhedataḥ //

yajanti dehe bāhye ca catuṣkoṇe ṣaḍasrake
daśāre dvādaśāre ca ṣoḍaśāre trirasrake //

sa svecchayā śivaḥ sākṣād devyā sārdhaṃ sthitaḥ prabhuḥ
saṃtāraṇārthaṃ ca śivaḥ sadasadvyaktivarjitaḥ //

tamekamāhurdviguṇaṃ ca kecit kecittamāhustriguṇātmakaṃ ca
ūcus tathā taṃ ca śivaṃ tathānye saṃsāriṇaṃ vedavido vadanti //

bhaktyā ca yogena śubhena yuktā viprāḥ sadā dharmaratā viśiṣṭāḥ
yajanti yogeśam aśeṣamūrtiṃ ṣaḍasramadhye bhagavantameva //

ye tatra paśyanti śivaṃ trirasre tritattvamadhye triguṇaṃ triyakṣam
te yānti cainaṃ na ca yogino 'nye tayā ca devyā puruṣaṃ purāṇam //