Shiva Purana
पापं संक्षीयते नित्यं धर्म्मश्चैव विवर्द्धते॥ पुराणश्रवणाज्ज्ञानी न संसारं प्रपद्यते॥ ३७॥
By listening to the Purāṇas, sin is reduced and eliminated; virtue is enhanced; and the wise man does not re-enter worldly life,
english translation
pApaM saMkSIyate nityaM dharmmazcaiva vivarddhate॥ purANazravaNAjjJAnI na saMsAraM prapadyate॥ 37॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript