Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32
ज्योतिर्मयमिदं रूपमरुणाचलसंज्ञितम् । ये नमन्ति नरा भक्त्या ते भवन्त्यमराधिकाः
jyotirmayamidaṃ rūpamaruṇācalasaṃjñitam | ye namanti narā bhaktyā te bhavantyamarādhikāḥ
Cette forme, nommée Aruṇācala, est faite de Lumière pure. Ceux qui s’inclinent devant elle avec dévotion deviennent dignes de l’état des immortels.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration style)
Tirtha: Aruṇācala
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devotees—humans foremost—bow with folded hands before the luminous Arunachala form; the hill radiates as pure light, and subtle halos appear around the devotees indicating elevation toward immortality.
FAQs
Devotional reverence (namaskāra) to the Light-form of Aruṇācala elevates the devotee toward divine, deathless spiritual attainment.
Aruṇācala (Aruṇādri), the sacred Śaiva hill revered as a manifestation of divine Light.
Bhakti-yukta namaskāra—bowing with devotion—is presented as the key devotional act.