Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32
ज्योतिर्मयमिदं रूपमरुणाचलसंज्ञितम् । ये नमन्ति नरा भक्त्या ते भवन्त्यमराधिकाः
jyotirmayamidaṃ rūpamaruṇācalasaṃjñitam | ye namanti narā bhaktyā te bhavantyamarādhikāḥ
Esta forma, conhecida como Aruṇācala, é feita de Luz pura. Aqueles que se prostram diante dela com devoção tornam-se dignos do estado dos imortais.
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.