एतस्मिन्नंतरे मेना समायाता सखीगणैः । नीराजनार्थं शंभुं च ऋषिभिः परिवारिता
etasminnaṃtare menā samāyātā sakhīgaṇaiḥ | nīrājanārthaṃ śaṃbhuṃ ca ṛṣibhiḥ parivāritā
اسی اثنا میں مینا اپنی سہیلیوں کے گروہوں کے ساتھ آ پہنچی؛ رشیوں کے حلقے میں گھری ہوئی، شَمبھو (شیو) کے لیے نِیراجن—چراغ گھما کر منگل آرتی—کرنے آئی۔
Lomaśa (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Menā arrives in a sacred Himalayan Śiva-āśrama/kshetra with her companions; sages stand around; she prepares to wave lamps before Śambhu in a solemn yet festive devotional moment.
Devotion is expressed through auspicious service—honouring Śiva with nīrājana signifies reverence and surrender.
The Kedāra/Himālaya sacred setting where Śiva is worshipped with ceremonial welcome.
Nīrājana (ārati)—the auspicious waving of lights before the deity—performed here for Śiva.