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Mahābhārata vulgate Ādi-parvan maṅgala (nārāyaṇaṃ namaskṛtya…)
Mahābhārata vulgate Ādi-parvan maṅgala (nārāyaṇaṃ namaskṛtya…)
Mahābhārata vulgate Ādi-parvan maṅgala (nārāyaṇaṃ namaskṛtya…)
Canonical source text
नारायणं नमस्कृत्य नरं चैव नरोत्तमम् । देवीं सरस्वतीं व्यासं ततो जयमुदीरयेत् ॥
IAST transliteration
nārāyaṇaṃ namaskṛtya naraṃ caiva narottamam | devīṃ sarasvatīṃ vyāsaṃ tato jayam udīrayet ||
Close translation
Having bowed to Nārāyaṇa, to Nara the best of men, to the goddess Sarasvatī and to Vyāsa, one should then utter Jaya.
Reader-friendly meaning
A liturgical opening printed at the head of many vulgate Ādi copies. The BORI Critical Edition treats the first numbered Ādi śloka differently; this card names the difference.
Meenananda editorial explanation
Before the great tale, the house bows. That bow is already study.
Word meanings
- नारायणम् — Nārāyaṇa
- व्यासं — Vyāsa
- जयम् — Jaya (the tale)
Vulgate Ādi maṅgala. BORI CE does not treat this as Ādi 1.1; the difference is recorded here. Sanskrit: public domain. Foundation translations: CC BY-SA 4.0.