Skandapurana 1.3.35.1

1.3.35.1

.. atha śrīskānde mahāpurāṇe prathamaṃ māheśvarakhaṇḍaṃ prārabhyate..
..śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ..
oṃnamo bhagavate vāsudevāya..
oṃnārāyaṇaṃ namaskṛtya naraṃ caiva narottamam..
devīṃ sarasvatī caiva tato jayamudīrayet.. 1.1 ..

Now begins the first [section], the Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa.
Homage to the glorious Gaṇeśa.
Oṃ, homage to the Blessed One, Vāsudeva.
Having bowed down to Nārāyaṇa and Nara, the best of men,
and to the goddess Sarasvatī, one should then recite the [word] 'Victory!' 1.1