bhāgavatārambhe vyāsa maṅgalācaraṇe
'parameśvara' nirūpila ei dui lakṣaṇe
bhāgavata-ārambhe - in the beginning of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam; vyāsa - the great author Vyāsadeva; maṅgala-ācaraṇe - in the auspicious invocation; parama-īśvara - the Supreme Personality of Godhead; nirūpila - has described; ei dui lakṣaṇe - by these two characteristics, namely svarūpa (personal) and taṭastha (marginal) symptoms.