Skandapurana 5.116.80_16

5.116.80_16

sarpāṇāṃ ca tathā'nyeṣāṃ śastrādīnāmapi dvijāḥ ..
yaścaitatpaṭhate nityaṃ bhaṭṭikākhyānamuttamam ..
nāpavādo bhavettasya kukṛto dvijasattamāḥ .. 6.117.80 ..

against serpents and likewise against other weapons and the like, O brahmins. / And whoever recites daily this excellent narrative of Bhaṭṭikā, / no ill-repute arising from misdeeds shall befall him, O best of brahmins.