Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6
नारायणं नमस्कृत्वा नरं चैव नरोत्तमम् । देवीं सरस्वतीं व्यासं ततो जयमुदीरयेत्
nārāyaṇaṃ namaskṛtvā naraṃ caiva narottamam | devīṃ sarasvatīṃ vyāsaṃ tato jayamudīrayet
Après s’être prosterné devant Nārāyaṇa, et aussi devant Nara, le meilleur des hommes, devant la Déesse Sarasvatī et Vyāsa, qu’on proclame alors la victoire (pour le récit sacré).
Sūta (standard Purāṇic/Itihāsa maṅgala-śloka; deduced narrator voice)
Listener: Naimiṣa sages
Scene: A reciter seated with palm-leaf manuscript; above/behind appear Nārāyaṇa and Nara as serene figures, Sarasvatī with vīṇā, and Vyāsa as the sage-author; the word ‘Jaya’ symbolically inscribed.
FAQs
Sacred learning begins with humility and invocation—honoring the divine source, the rishis, and the power of speech.
No single site; it is a universal opening benediction used before Purāṇic narration.
Namaskāra (salutation) and the utterance of “jaya” as an auspicious commencement for recitation.