# Cc. Ādi 1.83
## Text
> prathama śloke kahi sāmānya maṅgalācaraṇa
> dvitīya ślokete kari viśeṣa vandana
## Synonyms
*prathama*—first; *śloke*—in the verse; *kahi*—I express; *sāmānya*—general; *maṅgala*-*ācaraṇa*—invocation of benediction; *dvitīya*—second; *ślokete*—in the verse; *kari*—I do; *viśeṣa*—particular; *vandana*—offering of prayers.
## Translation
**In the first verse I have invoked a general benediction, but in the second I have prayed to the Lord in a particular form.**