श्रीगणेशाय नमः श्रीसरस्वत्यै नमः श्रीरामचन्द्राय नमः अथ ब्रह्माण्डमहापुराणं पूर्वभागप्रारम्भः । नमोनमः क्षये सृष्टौ स्थितौ सत्त्वमयाय वा । नमो रजस्तमःसत्त्वत्रिरूपाय स्वयंभुवे
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ śrīsarasvatyai namaḥ śrīrāmacandrāya namaḥ atha brahmāṇḍamahāpurāṇaṃ pūrvabhāgaprārambhaḥ / namonamaḥ kṣaye sṛṣṭau sthitau sattvamayāya vā / namo rajastamaḥsattvatrirūpāya svayaṃbhuve
Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.
Sanskrit only: no published translation is held for this verse.