Shiva Purana
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वैकुण्ठोऽपि स्वलोकस्थो भ्रष्टमोहस्सुबोधवान्॥ सुखी चाभून्मुनिश्रेष्ठ पूर्ववत्संस्मरञ्छिवम् ॥५६॥
O excellent sage, Viṣṇu too, settled in his own world, freed from delusion and enlightened, became happy remembering Śiva as before.
english translation
vaikuNTho'pi svalokastho bhraSTamohassubodhavAn॥ sukhI cAbhUnmunizreSTha pUrvavatsaMsmaraJchivam ॥56॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptइत्याख्यानमघोघघ्नं सर्वकामप्रदं नृणाम् ॥ सर्व कामविकारघ्नं सर्वविज्ञानवर्द्धनम्॥५७॥
This is the narrative that destroys sins, bestows desires to all men. It increases perfect knowledge and quells all aberrations of base lust.
english translation
ityAkhyAnamaghoghaghnaM sarvakAmapradaM nRNAm ॥ sarva kAmavikAraghnaM sarvavijJAnavarddhanam॥57॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptय इदं हि पठेन्नित्यं पाठयेद्वापि भक्तिमन्॥ शृणुयाच्छ्रावयेद्वापि स याति परमां गतिम् ॥५८॥
He who reads or teaches this every day, he who hears or narrates this with devotion attains the greatest goal.
english translation
ya idaM hi paThennityaM pAThayedvApi bhaktiman॥ zRNuyAcchrAvayedvApi sa yAti paramAM gatim ॥58॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptपठित्वा य इदं धीमानाख्यानं परमोत्तमम्॥ संग्रामं प्रविशेद्वीरो विजयी स्यान्न संशयः॥५९॥
The intelligent man who reads this most excellent narrative and goes to war will certainly be victorious. There is no doubt about it.
english translation
paThitvA ya idaM dhImAnAkhyAnaM paramottamam॥ saMgrAmaM pravizedvIro vijayI syAnna saMzayaH॥59॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptविप्राणां ब्रह्मविद्यादं सत्रियाणां जयप्रदम्॥ वैश्यानां सर्वधनदं शूद्राणां सुखदं त्विदम्॥2-5-26-६०॥
This yields the knowledge of Vedas to the brahmins, victory to the Kṣatriyas, wealth to the Vaiśyas and happiness to the Śūdras.
english translation
viprANAM brahmavidyAdaM satriyANAM jayapradam॥ vaizyAnAM sarvadhanadaM zUdrANAM sukhadaM tvidam॥2-5-26-60॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript