Skandapurana 1.3.4.52

1.3.4.52

liṃgarūpī mahādevo yenedaṃ dhāryate jagat..
yasya prasādādutpannā yūyaṃ ca ṛṣayastathā.. 6.52 ..

This is Mahādeva in the form of a liṅga, by whom this universe is upheld, / and by whose grace you and the seers were brought forth.”