Adhyaya 0: Opening Benediction and Invocation of Narayana, Sarasvati, and Vyasa
आरम्भमङ्गलम् (Ārambhamaṅgalam)
Invocatory Introduction
本开篇为吉祥赞颂与启请：礼敬并祈请那罗延那（Narayana）、萨拉斯瓦蒂（Sarasvati）与毗耶娑（Vyasa）加持。愿圣典之言清净流畅、传诵无碍，使闻者增长信敬与智慧，得内心安宁。
Divine Beings
Celestial Realms
Key Content Points
Focus Keywords
Shlokas in Adhyaya 0
Verse 1
यद्योगिभिर्भवभयार्तिविनाशयोग्यम् आसाद्य वन्दितमतीव विवक्तचित्तैः । तद्वः पुनातु हरिपादसरोजयुग्मम् अविर्भवत्क्रमविलङ्घितभूर्भुवः स्वः ॥
愿哈利（毗湿奴）那一双莲华之足净化汝等——瑜伽行者以深沉内摄之心与明辨之智所证得并礼敬者，能摧灭由畏惧轮回而生的苦恼；且当其显现时，一步跨越 Bhūḥ、Bhuvaḥ、Svaḥ 三界之境。
Verse 2
पायात् स वः सकलकल्मषभेददक्षः क्षीरोदकुक्षिफणिभोगनिविष्टमूर्तिः । श्वासावधूतसलिलोत्कणिकाकरालः सिन्धुः प्रनृत्यमिव यस्य करोति सङ्गात् ॥
愿彼护佑汝等——善于劈裂（摧灭）一切罪业者；其形安卧于大海之中蛇床之上，此海为乳海之胎藏；由其呼吸，水滴被风吹散，海面遂显可畏；而因其亲自触及，大海仿佛起舞。
Verse 3
नारायणं समस्कृत्य नरं चैव नरोत्तमम् । देवीं सरस्वतीं व्यासं ततो जयमुदीरयेत् ॥
既已礼敬那罗延（Nārāyaṇa），亦礼敬那罗（Nara）——人中最胜者——并礼敬女神萨拉斯瓦蒂（Sarasvatī）与毗耶娑（Vyāsa），然后当宣说“Jaya”（胜利/成就），并开始（诵读）。
Frequently Asked Questions
Rather than posing a narrative question, this adhyāya establishes the ethical and soteriological premise: Purāṇic discourse is framed as a purifier of kalmaṣa (moral impurity) and a support for yogic clarity that overcomes bhava-bhaya (existential fear).
It does not yet enter Manvantara chronology; it prepares the reader for later analytical sections by sanctifying the text and grounding authority in the Nārāyaṇa–Vyāsa transmission line.
Direct Devi Māhātmya content is not present here; the only Shākta-adjacent element is the conventional invocation of Devī Sarasvatī as the presiding deity of speech and learning, authorizing the forthcoming discourse.