महादेव उवाच- अत्राप्युदाहरंतीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । पुराणं परमं पुण्यं सर्वपापहरं शुभम्
mahādeva uvāca- atrāpyudāharaṃtīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam | purāṇaṃ paramaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvapāpaharaṃ śubham
Roman (IAST) transliteration rendered by HREEM from the edition's Devanagari; the Devanagari is the edition's own.
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.