Shiva Purana
अवंती नगरी रम्या मुक्तिदा सर्वदेहिनाम् ॥ शिवप्रिया महापुण्या वर्तते लोकपावनी ॥ ५ ॥
There is a beautiful city Avanti yielding liberation to all souls. It is a favourite of Śiva, highly meritorious and sanctifying.
english translation
avaMtI nagarI ramyA muktidA sarvadehinAm ॥ zivapriyA mahApuNyA vartate lokapAvanI ॥ 5 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript