rīgaṇeśāya namaḥ || ||

mahādevaṃ vakratuṇḍaṃ vāṇīṃ sūryaṃ praṇamya ca ||
kṛṣṇaṃ guruṃ raṅganātho vyākhyāmy uttarakhaṇḍakaṃ || 1 ||

atha munīn pratimuniḥ sūryāṃśapuruṣavacanam anūdyānaṃtaraṃ mayāsureṇa sūryāṃśapuruṣaḥ pṛṣṭa ity āha || ||

athārkāṃśasamudbhūtaṃ praṇipatya kṛtāñjaliḥ ||
bhaktyā paramayā bhyarcya papracchedaṃ mayāsura iti || 1 ||