तदा वादित्रदिर्घोपैर्नादितं भुवनत्रयम् । नीराजनं कृतं तस्य मेनया च तपस्विनः
tadā vāditradirghopairnāditaṃ bhuvanatrayam | nīrājanaṃ kṛtaṃ tasya menayā ca tapasvinaḥ
Da erklangen die Instrumente in lang anhaltenden, widerhallenden Tönen, sodass die drei Welten zu dröhnen schienen. Und Menā vollzog das nīrājana für jenen großen asketischen Herrn.
Lomaśa (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grand nīrājana: Menā waves lamps before the ascetic Lord; long, resonant instrument tones swell as if echoing through the three worlds; sages witness the rite.
Worship engages the whole cosmos—sound and light become offerings that align devotees with divine presence.
Kedāra/Himālaya, where Śiva is ceremonially honoured with music and nīrājana.
Nīrājana (ārati) accompanied by vāditra (instrumental music).