Shiva Purana
सूत उवाच॥ शृणुतादरतो विप्रा औत्तराणां विशेषतः ॥ माहात्म्यं शिवलिंगानां प्रवदामि समासतः ॥ ३ ॥
Sūta said:— O brahmins, listen with respect. I shall succinctly explain the particular glory of the northern phallic images of Śiva.
english translation
sUta uvAca॥ zRNutAdarato viprA auttarANAM vizeSataH ॥ mAhAtmyaM zivaliMgAnAM pravadAmi samAsataH ॥ 3 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript