Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 23
Devanagari script
आरार्तिकं ततः कुर्याज्ज्वलन्तं भावनान्वितः । नीराजनं प्रकर्तव्यं कर्पूरेण विशेषतः
Transliteration
ārārtikaṃ tataḥ kuryājjvalantaṃ bhāvanānvitaḥ | nīrājanaṃ prakartavyaṃ karpūreṇa viśeṣataḥ
Translation
پھر بھاوَنا اور بھکتی کے ساتھ روشن آرا رتِک کیا جائے۔ اور نِیراجن بھی کرنا چاہیے، خاص طور پر کافور کے ساتھ۔
Word by Word
ārārtikamārati (waving of lights)
ārārtikam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootārārtika (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular
tataḥthen/thereafter
tataḥ:
Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
kuryātshould do/perform
kuryāt:
Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootkṛ (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Optative, 3rd person, Singular
jvalantamburning, blazing
jvalantam:
Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootjval (धातु) + śatṛ (कृदन्त)
Formवर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Present active participle used adjectivally
bhāvanā-anvitaḥendowed with devotion/intent
bhāvanā-anvitaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootbhāvanā (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (भāvanayā anvitaḥ = endowed with devotion/mental attitude); पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular
nīrājanamceremonial waving of light (nirājana)
nīrājanam:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootnīrājana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular (here object of injunction)
prakartavyamshould be performed
prakartavyam:
Vidhi (Obligation/विधेय)
TypeAdjective
Rootpra + kṛ (धातु) + tavya (कृदन्त)
Formतव्यत्-कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘to be done’
karpūreṇawith camphor
karpūreṇa:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootkarpūra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Masculine, Instrumental, Singular
viśeṣataḥespecially
viśeṣataḥ:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootviśeṣatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
Speaker
Skanda (deduced; procedural instruction)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Dvārakā (Rukmiṇī ārati)
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A blazing camphor flame is circled before Rukmiṇī’s image; the sanctum glows as devotees watch with folded hands.
Characters & Entities
R
Rukmiṇī (implied)FAQs
Light-offering symbolizes inner clarity; devotion (bhāvanā) is essential, not merely the external rite.
Dvārakā, in the context of Rukmiṇī’s worship protocol.
Perform ārati and nīrājana, with special emphasis on camphor (karpūra).