Shiva Purana
विधानसहितं सम्यक्छतं हि सफलं स्मृतम् ॥ पुराणं शौनकमुने सत्यमेवोदितं मया ॥ ७ ॥
O sage Śaunaka, Purāṇa is efficacious if it is listened to in accordance with the rules. I speak truth to you.
english translation
vidhAnasahitaM samyakchataM hi saphalaM smRtam ॥ purANaM zaunakamune satyamevoditaM mayA ॥ 7 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript