Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
भगवन्नरुणाद्रीश सर्वलोकहितावह । अग्निरूपोऽपि संशांतः प्रकाशस्य महीतले
bhagavannaruṇādrīśa sarvalokahitāvaha | agnirūpo'pi saṃśāṃtaḥ prakāśasya mahītale
“ข้าแต่พระภควาน อรุณาทรีศะ ผู้เกื้อกูลแก่โลกทั้งปวง แม้ทรงเป็นรูปเพลิง ก็ขอทรงสงบโดยสิ้นเชิง และส่องสว่างแก่แผ่นดินด้วยรัศมีอ่อนโยน”
Devas (as quoted by Gautama)
Tirtha: Aruṇācala
Type: kshetra
Listener: Gaurī
Scene: Devas chant a stotra to Arunādrīśa: the blazing mountain’s light softens into a gentle radiance spreading across the earth, signifying protection and auspiciousness.
FAQs
True prayer seeks universal welfare: divine radiance is asked to become protective and life-sustaining, not overwhelming.
Aruṇādri/Aruṇācala as the seat of Śiva whose light blesses the earth.
A devotional stuti/prayer asking the deity to become saṃśānta (pacified) and to illumine the world.