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व्यासेन तत्तु संक्षिप्तं चतुर्विंशत्सहस्रकम् । शैवं तत्र चतुर्थं वै पुराणं सप्तसंहितम् ५६ ।
That has been condensed by Vyāsa to twenty-four thousand verses; that is to about a fourth of the original Purāṇa and he retained seven saṃhitās.
english translation
शिवे संकल्पितं पूर्वं पुराणं ग्रन्थसंख्यया । शतकोटिप्रमाणं हि पुरा सृष्टौ सुविस्मृतम् ५७ ।
The Purāṇic lore at the time of the first creation as conceived by Śiva contained a thousand million (hundred crores) verses.
english translation
व्यस्तेष्टादशधा चैव पुराणे द्वापरादिषु । चतुर्लक्षेण संक्षिप्ते कृते द्वैपायनादिभिः ५८ ।
In the Kṛta age Dvaipāyana and others condensed it into four hundred thousand verses which in the beginning of Dvāpara age was separated into eighteen different Purāṇas.
english translation
प्रोक्तं शिवपुराणं हि चतुर्विंशत्सहस्रकम् । श्लोकानां संख्यया सप्तसंहितं ब्रह्मसंमितम् ५९ ।
Of these the Śivapurāṇa contains twenty-four thousand verses with seven Saṃhitās and the Purāṇa is on a par with the Vedas (in excellence).
english translation
विद्येश्वराख्या तत्राद्या रौद्री ज्ञेया द्वितीयिका । तृतीया शतरुद्रा ख्या कोटिरुद्रा चतुर्थिका 1-2-६० ।
The first Saṃhitā is called Vidyeśvara, the second Rudra, the third Śatarudra and the fourth Koṭirudra.
english translation