Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 23
The Exposition of the Pratipadā Vrata for the Twelve Months
भाद्रशुक्लप्रतिपदि व्रतं नाम्ना महत्तमम् । व्रतं मौनाह्वयं केचित्प्राहुरत्र शिवोऽर्च्यते ॥ २३ ॥
bhādraśuklapratipadi vrataṃ nāmnā mahattamam | vrataṃ maunāhvayaṃ kecitprāhuratra śivo'rcyate || 23 ||
في يوم براتيبادا، وهو اليوم القمري الأول من النصف المضيء لشهر بهادرابادا، يوجد نذرٌ مشهور بأنه بالغ العِظَم. ويسمّيه بعضهم «نذر المَونا» (نذر الصمت)؛ وفي هذه العبادة يُتقرَّب إلى شيفا بالتقديس والعبادة.
Narada (teaching in a didactic catalog of observances; traditional dialogue frame with Sanatkumara lineage implied)
Vrata: Mauna-vrata (also described as a great vrata on Bhādrapada-śukla-pratipadā)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It elevates a specific calendrical observance—Bhādrapada Śukla Pratipadā—as a “great” vrata and links its inner discipline (silence/mauna) with focused worship of Śiva, implying that restraint of speech supports concentrated devotion and ritual purity.
Bhakti here is expressed through regulated practice: adopting mauna (silence) as a vow and directing the mind toward a single deity—Śiva—through arcana (worship). The verse frames devotion as disciplined observance rather than sentiment alone.
Kalā/ritual timing is emphasized through the precise tithi and month (Bhādrapada, Śukla Pratipadā), reflecting Jyotiṣa-style calendrical reckoning used to schedule vratas and pūjā.