tāte ādi-līlāra kari pariccheda gaṇana
prathama paricchede kailuṅ 'maṅgalācaraṇa'
prathama paricchede kailuṅ 'maṅgalācaraṇa'
Synonyms
tāte-therefore; ādi-līlāra-of the First Canto, known as Ādi-līlā; kari-I do; pariccheda-chapter; gaṇana-enumeration; prathama paricchede-in the First Chapter; kailuṅ-I have done; maṅgala-ācaraṇa-invocation of auspiciousness.
Translation
Therefore I shall enumerate the chapters of the *Ādi-līlā*. In the First Chapter I offer obeisances to the spiritual master, for this is the beginning of auspicious writing.