प्रणम्य शिरसा विष्णुं त्रैलोक्याधिपतिं प्रभुम् । नानाशास्त्रोद्धृतं वक्ष्ये राजनीतिसमुच्चयम् ॥ ०१-०१ praṇamya śirasā viṣṇuṃ trailokyādhipatiṃ prabhum । nānāśāstroddhṛtaṃ vakṣye rājanītisamuccayam ॥ 01-01
Meaning:- I humbly bow down in front of Almighty Vishnu (The Lord of Three worlds) before reciting and telling Maxims (Rules) of the science of Political ethics (Niti) selected from various sastras, Upanishads and Vedas.