Maṅgalācaraṇa, Naimiṣāraṇya-Sabhā, Sūta-Āhvāna, and Narada Purāṇa-Māhātmya
ॐ वेदव्यासाय नमः । वृन्दे वृन्दावनासीनमिन्दिरानन्दन्दमन्दिरम् । उपेन्द्रं सांद्रकारुण्यं परानन्दं परात्परम् ॥ १॥ १ ॥
oṃ vedavyāsāya namaḥ | vṛnde vṛndāvanāsīnamindirānandandamandiram | upendraṃ sāṃdrakāruṇyaṃ parānandaṃ parātparam || 1|| 1 ||
ওঁ বেদব্যাসলৈ নমস্কাৰ। হে বৃন্দে! মই বৃন্দাৱনত আসীন উপেন্দ্ৰক ভজোঁ—যি ইন্দিৰা (লক্ষ্মী) আনন্দৰ ধাম-মন্দিৰ; যাঁৰ কৰুণা ঘন আৰু উথলি উঠে; যি পৰমানন্দস্বৰূপ আৰু পৰাত্পৰ।
Suta (invocatory mangala verse of the text/tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It functions as a maṅgalācaraṇa: first honoring Vedavyāsa as the compiler/transmitter, then establishing Viṣṇu (Upendra) as the parātpara—supreme, compassionate, and the ultimate refuge—thereby sanctifying the entire discourse.
Bhakti is framed as loving remembrance and praise of the Lord’s qualities—His mercy (sāṃdra-kāruṇya) and supreme bliss (parānanda)—with Vṛndā/Vṛndāvana imagery emphasizing intimate, heart-centered devotion to Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa.
Indirectly, it reflects the standard textual practice (linked to Vyākaraṇa/Chandas traditions) of beginning with an invocation and guru-salutation; it is not a technical Vedāṅga instruction but a formal opening convention for sacred recitation.