Jain tradition mein ārti ka exact first date ya pratham udgam spasht roop se nahi milta.

Sadharan roop se samjha jata hai ki:

• Tirthankar Bhagwan ke samay aaj jaisi ārti-pratha prachlit nahi thi.
• Bhakti aur stuti ki parampara baad mein vikasit hui.
• Mandir-pūjā aur devotional rituals ke saath ārti bhi kalantar mein prachin Jain sampradāyon mein sthapit hui.

Isliye sahi baat yeh hai ki ārti Jain dharma ki mool Tirthankar-kālīya pratha nahi, balki baad ki bhakti-parampara ka ek ang hai.

Agar chaho, main Jain dharma ke anusār ārti ka arth aur uska bhāva bhi samjha sakta hoon.