Maṅgalam 1
A benedictory verse, standing outside the numbered sequence.
नु । ॥
In plain words
Without That which is, could there be any notion that something is? Free of every thought, this One abides in the Heart, and Heart is its very name. How then shall we call to mind that One, beyond all measure? To call it to mind is only this: to abide there, steadfast.
Word for word
Notions of 'is': can there be any, then, apart from that which is? In the Heart is this One, free of thought, whose name is the Heart. How shall we call to mind that One, beyond measure? The calling to mind of it is steadfast abiding there, and nothing else.