Skandapurana 16.367.p50

16.367.p50

48 śukreṇa rudramārādhya rudrasāhāyyena sañjīvanīmantraṃ samālabhya grahatvaṃ prāpya svanāmnā liṃgasthāpanam, śukreśvaraliṃgamāhātmyavarṇanam......... 66

48 Śukra, having worshipped Rudra, obtained the Sañjīvanī mantra with Rudra's assistance, attained status as a planet, and installed a liṅga under his own name; description of the māhātmya of the Śukreśvara liṅga. 66