🕉️ Shloka:
नारायणं नमस्कृत्य नरं चैव नरोत्तमम् ।
देवीं सरस्वतीं व्यासं ततो जयमुदीरयेत् ॥
✨ Word-by-word Meaning:
नारायणं (Nārāyaṇaṁ) – Lord Narayana, the supreme refuge
नमस्कृत्य (Namaskṛtya) – Having bowed down or saluted
नरं (Naraṁ) – Sage (human)
चैव (Ca eva) – And also
नरोत्तमम् (Narottamam) – The best among men (Sage Vyasa)
देवीं (Devīṁ) – Goddess
सरस्वतीं (Sarasvatīṁ) – Goddess Saraswati (knowledge and wisdom)
व्यासं (Vyāsaṁ) – Sage Vyasa
ततो (Tato) – Then
जयम् (Jayam) – Victory
उदीरयेत् (Udīrayet) – One should utter or proclaim
🌼 English Translation:
"Having saluted Lord Narayana, and also the best among men, the sage Vyasa, and Goddess Saraswati, one should then proclaim victory."