[arātrāvapi nirvṛttaṃ ṭhañ] Waving a light (or the vessel con- taining it) at night before an idol (Mar. āratī oṃvāLaṇeṃ); sarveṣu cāṃgeṣu ca saptavārān ārātrikaṃ bhaktajana- stu kuryāt.

2 The light so waved; śirasi nihitabhāraṃ pātramārātrikasya bhramayati mayi bhūyaste kṛpārdraḥ kaṭākṣaḥ Śaṅkara.