Skandapurana 5.278.3

5.278.3

skāṃdaṃ purāṇametacca kumāreṇa puroddhṛtam ..
yaḥ śṛṇoti satāṃ madhye naraḥ pāpātpramucyate .. 3 ..

And this Skanda Purāṇa was formerly brought forth by Kumāra; / a man who hears it in the midst of the virtuous is freed from sin.