Shiva Purana

माहात्म्य - श्रीस्कान्दे महापुराणे शिवपुराणमाहात्म्ये तन्महिमावर्णनं नाम प्रथमोऽध्यायः
Importance – Importance of Shiva Purana description in Shree Skanda MahaPurana – Chapter 1

 

सूत उवाच |
Suta Goswami said (to sage Shaunaka)

 

कलिव्यालमहात्रासविध्वन्सकरमुत्तमम् |
शैवं पुराणं परमं शिवेनोक्तं पुरा मुने || 8 ||
Sage, to destroy the large troubles of the snake like Kaliyuga, the best and supreme (is) Shiva's Purana, as spoken by Shiva in ancient times.