श्रीसद्गुरुरुवाच
अयोध्यायाश्च माहात्म्यं वक्ष्यामि परमं शुभम् ।
यस्यामवततारैव वैकुण्ठपतिरीश्वरः ॥
The Sadguru said:
I shall speak of the supreme and auspicious glory of Ayodhya, where the Lord Himself, the master of Vaikuntha, descended.
śrīsadgururuvāca
ayodhyāyāśca māhātmyaṃ vakṣyāmi paramaṃ śubham |
yasyāmavatatāraiva vaikuṇṭhapatirīśvaraḥ
श्रीसद्गुरुः · śrīsadguruḥ — the revered teacher
उवाच · uvāca — said
अयोध्यायाः · ayodhyāyāḥ — of Ayodhya
च · ca — and
माहात्म्यम् · māhātmyam — glory
वक्ष्यामि · vakṣyāmi — I shall speak
परमम् · paramam — supreme
शुभम् · śubham — auspicious
यस्याम् · yasyām — in which
अवततार · avatatāra — descended
एव · eva — indeed
वैकुण्ठपतिः · vaikuṇṭhapatiḥ — lord of Vaikuntha
ईश्वरः · īśvaraḥ — the supreme Lord
श्रीसद्गुरुः उवाच। अहं अयोध्यायाः परमं शुभं माहात्म्यं वक्ष्यामि, यस्यां वैकुण्ठपतिः ईश्वरः एव अवततार।
the revered teacher · said · of Ayodhya · and · glory · I shall speak · supreme · auspicious · in which · descended · indeed · lord of Vaikuntha · the supreme Lord
This verse serves as the auspicious invocation and introduction to the chapter, establishing the speaker's intent to describe the glory of Ayodhya as the direct descent point of the Supreme Lord.