1. The auspicious invocation (मङ्गलाचारणम्)

ॐ॥ य इज्यते विधीशानशक्रपूर्वैः सदा मखैः। रमाप्रणयिने तस्मै सर्वयज्ञभुजे नमः॥

Om. Homage to him who is always worshipped with sacrifices by those headed by Vidhi, Īśāna, and Śakra—to Ramā’s loving consort, the enjoyer of all sacrifices. (य इज्यते विधीशानशक्रपूर्वैः सदा मखैः। रमाप्रणयिने तस्मै सर्वयज्ञभुजे नमः)

"महानाम्नीनामुपसर्गानामुपसृजत्ययं वै लोकः प्रथमा महानाम्न्यन्तरिक्षलोको द्वितीयाऽसौ लोकस्तृतीया सर्वेभ्यो वा एष लोकेभ्यस्सन्निर्मितो यत् षोळषी तद्यन्महानाम्नीनामुपसर्गानुपसृजति सर्वेभ्य एवैनं तल्लोकेभ्यस्सन्निर्मिमीते सर्वेभ्यो लोकेभ्यस्सन्निर्मितेन षोळशिना राध्नोति य एवं वेद।" (ऐतरेयब्राह्मणम् ४/१/४/१)

"He indeed adds the supplementary verses of the Mahānāmnī verses. This world is the first Mahānāmnī, the atmospheric world the second, and yonder world the third. This—the Ṣoḷaśin—is indeed composed from all the worlds. In that he adds the supplementary verses of the Mahānāmnī verses, he thereby constructs it from all the worlds themselves. He who knows thus prospers through the Ṣoḷaśin composed from all the worlds. aitarēyabrāhmaṇam 4/1/4/1"