Shiva Purana
वाराणस्यां तु युष्माभिर्यद्दृष्टं दिवि दीप्तिमत् ॥ तल्लिंगसंज्ञितं साक्षात्तेजो माहेश्वरं परम् ॥ ३४ ॥
The refulgence in the air seen by you in Vārāṇasī is the splendour of Maheśvara Liṅga.
english translation
vArANasyAM tu yuSmAbhiryaddRSTaM divi dIptimat ॥ talliMgasaMjJitaM sAkSAttejo mAhezvaraM param ॥ 34 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript