कृता पूजा दिकं भूप ज्वलंतं कृष्णमूर्द्धनि । आरार्तिकं प्रकुर्वाणो मोदते कृष्णसन्निधौ
kṛtā pūjā dikaṃ bhūpa jvalaṃtaṃ kṛṣṇamūrddhani | ārārtikaṃ prakurvāṇo modate kṛṣṇasannidhau
Oh rey, tras haber realizado la adoración, quien ofrece el ārati con una lámpara ardiente ante el rostro de Śrī Kṛṣṇa se regocija en la misma presencia de Kṛṣṇa.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced); addressed listener: bhūpa (king)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhūpa/Nareśvara (king)
Scene: A devotee waves a blazing lamp in circular motion before Kṛṣṇa’s head/face; the sanctum glows, reflecting on jeweled ornaments and the devotee’s uplifted expression.
Ārati is intimate devotion: offering light to the Lord draws the devotee into the Lord’s nearness and joy.
Dvārakā, where Kṛṣṇa’s worship practices are praised as highly fruitful.
Performing ārārtika (ārati) by waving a blazing lamp before Kṛṣṇa after pūjā.