Mahabharata 13.146.16

विग्रहं पूजयेद्यो वै लिङ्गं वापि महात्मनःलिङ्गं पूजयिता नित्यं महतीं श्रियमश्नुते

vigrahaṃ pūjayedyo vai liṅgaṃ vāpi mahātmanaḥliṅgaṃ pūjayitā nityaṃ mahatīṃ śriyamaśnute

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.