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 ||
Au jour de Pratipadā, premier jour lunaire de la quinzaine claire de Bhādrapada, il est un vœu renommé comme extrêmement grand. Certains l’appellent le vœu de « Mauna » (silence) ; en cette observance, Śiva est honoré par le culte.
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.