Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1
अथ श्रीस्कान्दे महापुराणे प्रथमं माहेश्वरखण्डं प्रारभ्यते । श्रीगणेशाय नमः । ओंनमो भगवते वासुदेवाय । ओंनारायणं नमस्कृत्य नरं चैव नरोत्तमम् । देवीं सरस्वती चैव ततो जयमुदीरयेत्
atha śrīskānde mahāpurāṇe prathamaṃ māheśvarakhaṇḍaṃ prārabhyate | śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ | oṃnamo bhagavate vāsudevāya | oṃnārāyaṇaṃ namaskṛtya naraṃ caiva narottamam | devīṃ sarasvatī caiva tato jayamudīrayet
இப்போது ஸ்ரீ ஸ்காந்த மஹாபுராணத்தின் முதல் பிரிவு மாஹேஸ்வரகண்டம் தொடங்கப்படுகிறது. ஸ்ரீ கணேசருக்கு நமஸ்காரம். ॐ பகவதே வாசுதேவாய நமः. நாராயணனையும், நரோத்தமனான நரனையும், தேவீ சரஸ்வதியையும் வணங்கி, பின்னர் ‘ஜய’ என்று உரைக்க வேண்டும்.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Purāṇic recital frame at Naimiṣāraṇya)
Tirtha: Kedāra (sectional focus begins)
Type: kshetra
Listener: general audience of the Purāṇa (later specified as sages in Naimiṣa in 1.2)
Scene: A manuscript-opening scene: the reciter begins the Kedāra-khaṇḍa with folded hands; above appear symbolic presences of Gaṇeśa, Nārāyaṇa/Vāsudeva, Nara-Narottama, and Sarasvatī blessing the undertaking.
FAQs
Sacred study begins with auspicious remembrance—invoking divine guidance and removing obstacles to understanding.
No single tīrtha is praised in this verse; it serves as the formal opening invocation to the khaṇḍa.
Maṅgalācaraṇa—beginning recitation with salutations and proclaiming ‘jaya’ (victory) for auspicious completion.
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