Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 103
तदा नीराजितो देवैः सकलत्रैर्मुदान्वितैः । जयशब्देन महता व्याप्तमासीन्नभस्तलम्
tadā nīrājito devaiḥ sakalatrairmudānvitaiḥ | jayaśabdena mahatā vyāptamāsīnnabhastalam
ثم إن الآلهة، مع أهلهم وهم في فرح، أقاموا له طقسَ الآراتي (نيراجانا) تكريمًا؛ وامتلأ الفضاء بصيحةٍ عظيمة: «النصر!».
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devas with their consorts and attendants perform ārati before the divine child; lamps blaze; the sky itself seems filled with ‘Jaya!’ as if written in sound across the firmament.
FAQs
Public celebration of the Divine—through ārati and praise—unites communities and sanctifies the atmosphere with auspicious sound.
Kedāra, presented as a place where even the devas gather to worship.
Nīrājana (ārati)—the ceremonial honoring with lights—accompanied by jaya-ghoṣa (victory chants).