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संहिता द्वादशमिता महापुण्यतरा मता । तासां संख्यां ब्रुवे विप्राः शृणुतादरतोखिलम् ५१ ।
The collection (Saṃhitā) is considered to be twelve-fold and of the highest merit, The learned Brahmins (Viprās) describe their number—listen to this attentively, O listener.
english translation
विद्येशं दशसाहस्रं रुद्रं वैनायकं तथा । औमं मातृपुराणाख्यं प्रत्येकाष्टसहस्रकम् ५२ ।
The first Saṃhitā of Vidyeśvara, consisted of ten thousand verses. The Raudra, Vaināyaka, Aumika and Mātṛ Saṃhitās consisted of eight thousand verses each.
english translation
त्रयोदशसहस्रं हि रुद्रै कादशकं द्विजाः । षट्सहस्रं च कैलासं शतरुद्रं तदर्द्धकम् ५३ ।
O brahmins, the Rudraikādasa saṃhitā consisted of thirteen thousand verses; the Kailāsa saṃhitā of six thousand verses and the Śatarudra of three thousand verses.
english translation
कोटिरुद्रं त्रिगुणितमेकादशसहस्रकम् । सहस्रकोटिरुद्रा ख्यमुदितं ग्रंथसंख्यया ५४ ।
The Koṭirudra saṃhitā consisted of nine thousand verses; the Sahasrakoṭi-Rudra saṃhitā of eleven thousand verses.
english translation
वायवीयं खाब्धिशतं घर्मं रविसहस्रकम् । तदेवं लक्षसंख्याकं शैवसंख्याविभेदतः ५५ ।
The Vāyavīya saṃhitā consisted of 4000 verses and the Dharma saṃhitā of twelve thousand verses. Thus the whole Śivapurāṇa contained a hundred thousand verses.
english translation