Veda Vyasa Opens the Mahabharata
Mahabharata · Adi Parva 1 · Verse 1
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Sanskrit Original
नारायणं नमस्कृत्य नरं चैव नरोत्तमम्। देवीं सरस्वतीं चैव ततो जयमुदीरयेत्॥
nārāyaṇaṃ namaskṛtya naraṃ caiva narottamam | devīṃ sarasvatīṃ caiva tato jayam udīrayet ||
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Having bowed to Nārāyaṇa, to Nara the foremost of men, and to the goddess Sarasvatī, one should proclaim “Jaya” (victory).