नारायणं नमस्कृत्य नरं चैव नरोत्तमम् । देवीं सरस्वतीं व्यासं ततो जयमुदीरयेत् ॥ ४ ॥
narayanam namaskrtya naram caiva narottamam devim sarasvatim vyasam tato jayam udirayet
- narayanam
- the Personality of Godhead
- namah-krtya
- after offering respectful obeisances
- naram ca eva
- and Narayana Rsi
- nara-uttamam
- the supermost human being
- devim
- the goddess
- sarasvatim
- the mistress of learning
- vyasam
- Vyasadeva
- tatah
- thereafter
- jayam
- all that is meant for conquering
- udirayet
- be announced.
Before reciting this Srimad-Bhagavatam, which is the very means of conquest, one should offer respectful obeisances unto the Personality of Godhead, Narayana, unto Nara-narayana Rsi, the supermost human being, unto mother Sarasvati, the goddess of learning, and unto Srila Vyasadeva, the author.