Mantra 1

॥ प्रथमोऽध्यायः ॥ओमित्येतदक्षरमुद्गीथमुपासीत ।ओमिति ह्युद्गायति तस्योपव्याख्यानम् ॥ १.१.१ ॥

In plain words

Om — let a man worship this syllable as the Udgītha, for one sings the Udgītha beginning with Om. Here is the explanation of it.