MBh, 1, 1, 63.19 itihāsapurāṇānām unmeṣaṃ nimiṣaṃ ca yat /

MBh, 12, 59, 80.2 āgamaśca purāṇānāṃ maharṣīṇāṃ ca saṃbhavaḥ //

MBh, 13, 101, 7.2 brahmarṣidevadaityānāṃ purāṇānāṃ mahātmanām //

ŚiraUpan, 1, 45.1 ya idam atharvaśiro brāhmaṇo 'dhīte aśrotriyaḥ śrotriyo bhavati anupanīta upanīto bhavati so 'gnipūto bhavati sa vāyupūto bhavati sa sūryapūto bhavati sa somapūto bhavati sa satyapūto bhavati sa sarvair devair jñāto bhavati sa sarvair vedair anudhyāto bhavati sa sarveṣu tīrtheṣu snāto bhavati tena sarvaiḥ kratubhir iṣṭaṃ bhavati gāyatryāḥ ṣaṣṭisahasrāṇi japtāni bhavanti itihāsapurāṇānāṃ rudrāṇāṃ śatasahasrāṇi japtāni bhavanti /

KūPur, 1, 29, 68.1 etad rahasyaṃ vedānāṃ purāṇānāṃ ca suvratāḥ /

KūPur, 1, 50, 10.1 sa eva sarvavedānāṃ purāṇānāṃ pradarśakaḥ /

KūPur, 2, 33, 61.1 vedadharmapurāṇānāṃ caṇḍālasya tu bhāṣaṇe /

LiPur, 1, 7, 14.1 vedānāṃ ca purāṇānāṃ tathā jñānapradarśakān /

LiPur, 1, 26, 27.1 aṣṭādaśapurāṇānāṃ brahmādyānāṃ tathaiva ca /

LiPur, 1, 64, 122.2 caturthaṃ hi purāṇānāṃ saṃhitāsu suśobhanam //

MPur, 53, 63.2 dhanyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ purāṇānāmanukramam /

MPur, 53, 73.2 dhanyaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyaṃ purāṇānāmanukramam /

NarasiṃPur, 1, 33.1 purāṇānāṃ hi sarveṣām ayaṃ sādhāraṇaḥ smṛtaḥ /

ViPur, 3, 6, 20.1 ādyaṃ sarvapurāṇānāṃ purāṇaṃ brāhmamucyate /

BhāgPur, 1, 4, 22.2 itihāsapurāṇānāṃ pitā me romaharṣaṇaḥ //

MBhT, 10, 22.2 aṣṭādaśapurāṇānāṃ śravaṇenaiva yat phalam //

RMañj, 6, 112.1 puṇyaślokapurāṇānāṃ kathāsambhāṣaṇaiḥ śubhaiḥ /

SkPur (Rkh), Revākhaṇḍa, 1, 14.2 aṣṭādaśapurāṇānāṃ vaktā satyavatīsutaḥ //