Anandakanda 1.6.71

1.6.71

caturthe tu pale devi śivatvaṃ prāpnuyānnaraḥ /
hemajīrṇe bhasmasūte tripale bhakṣite kramāt //

and at the fourth pala, O goddess, a man attains the state of Śiva. / When three palas of the calx of quicksilver that has digested gold have been consumed in order,