Verse 1 — Ashtamangala Prashna & Eight Auspicious Items — Verse 1
अष्टमङ्गलसमायुक्तं मण्डलं रचयेद्बुधः । स्वस्तिकशङ्खचक्राद्यैः प्रश्नः सिद्ध्यति सुव्रत ॥
aṣṭamaṅgalasamāyuktaṃ maṇḍalaṃ racayed budhaḥ | svastikaśaṅkhacakrādyaiḥ praśnaḥ siddhyati suvrata ||
The wise one should draw an excellent maṇḍala accompanied by the eight auspicious objects — svastika, conch, discus and the rest — and thereby the query is accomplished, O steadfast one.