Caitanya-caritāmṛta 1.35
vṛndāvane nāṭakera ārambha karilā maṅgalācaraṇa ‘nāndī-śloka’ tathāi likhilā
[vrindaavane naatakera aarambha karilaa mangalaacharana ‘naandee-shloka’ tathaai likhilaa]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vṛndāvane nāṭakera ārambha karilā maṅgalācaraṇa ‘nāndī-śloka’ tathāi likhilā
In Vṛndāvana, Rūpa Gosvāmī began to write a drama. In particular, he composed the introductory verses to invoke good fortune.
Purport
Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura quotes from the Nāṭaka-candrikā, wherein it is written: prastāvanāyās tu mukhe nāndī kāryā śubhāvahāāśīr-namaskriyā-vastu- nirdeśānyatamānvitā aṣṭābhir daśabhir yuktā kiṁ vā dvādaśabhiḥ padaiḥcandra-nāmāṅkitā prāyo maṅgalārtha-padojjvalāmaṅgalaṁ cakra-kamala- cakora-kumudādikam Similarly, in the sixth chapter of the Sāhitya-darpaṇa, text 282, it is said: āśīr-vacana-saṁyuktā stutir yasmāt prayujyatedeva-dvija-nṛ-pādīnāṁ tasmān nāndīti saṁjñitā The introductory portion of a drama, which is written to invoke good fortune, is called nāndī-śloka.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
My note
Source: vedabase.io