Shiva Purana

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सूत उवाच ।। गंगातीरे सुप्रसिद्धा काशी खलु विमुक्तिदा ।। सा हि लिंगमयी ज्ञेया शिववासस्थली स्मृता ।। १ ।।

sanskrit

Sūta said:— Kāśī on the banks of the Gaṅgā is very famous as the bestower of liberation. It is full of phallic images. It is the abode of Śiva.

english translation

sUta uvAca || gaMgAtIre suprasiddhA kAzI khalu vimuktidA || sA hi liMgamayI jJeyA zivavAsasthalI smRtA || 1 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript