Parāśara said: Parāśara bowed down to Adṛśyantī, Vasiṣṭha and Arundhatī. In the presence of the sage he made a single Liṅga, in a trice, out of dust. Repeating the following Mantras from the Vedas he worshipped it. The mantras were Śivasūkta, Tryambakasūkta, Tvaritarudra, Śiva Saṅkalpa, Nīlarudra, Rudra, Vāmīya, Pavamāna, Pañca Brahman, Hotṛsūkta, Liṅgasūkta and Atharvaśiras. After worshipping duly he offered the eightfold Arghya to Rudra.