Matsyapurana 53.43

53.43

skāndaṃ nāma purāṇaṃ ca hy ekāśītirnigadyate
sahasrāṇi śataṃ caikam iti martyeṣu gadyate //

13. *The Skanda Purâṇa.*—The Purâṇa in which the six-faced Kârtika has expressed the virtues of high-class men and also about the worship of Mahâdeva, is known as Skanda Purâṇa. It commences with the description of the Mâheśvara Dharmas, as found in the Satpuruṣa Kalpa, and contains 81,100 ślokas, in this mortal region—41-42.