Skandapurana 1.4.11.5

1.4.11.5

śivadīkṣāvidhānena liṃgapūjāṃ samādiśat..
teṣāmanugrahaparo muniḥ pramatavatsalaḥ..
tīrthādapyadhikaṃ sthāne satāṃ sādhusamāgamaḥ.. 13.5 ..

According to the rules of initiation into Śiva's rites, he instructed them in the worship of the liṅga. / Devoted to bestowing grace upon them, the sage was fond of the zealous. / Association with the virtuous is greater even than a sacred ford;