Shiva Purana
वेदपारायणं चैव ज्ञेयं शिवपदप्रदम् । अन्यान्बहुतरान्मंत्राञ्जपेदक्षरलक्षतः ४९ ।
The regular study of the Vedas accords Śiva’s region. All the other sorts of mantras shall be repeated a hundred thousand times.
english translation
vedapArAyaNaM caiva jJeyaM zivapadapradam । anyAnbahutarAnmaMtrAJjapedakSaralakSataH 49 ।
hk transliteration by Sanscript