Shiva Purana
॥ सूत उवाच ॥ इत्युक्तस्तु शिवस्तत्र लिंगरूपोऽभवत्तदा ॥ रामेश्वरश्च नाम्ना वै प्रसिद्धो जगतीतले ॥ ४० ॥
Sūla said:— Thus implored Śiva took up the phallic image named Rāmeśvara. It is now famous on the surface of the world.
english translation
॥ sUta uvAca ॥ ityuktastu zivastatra liMgarUpo'bhavattadA ॥ rAmezvarazca nAmnA vai prasiddho jagatItale ॥ 40 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript