Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
संध्ययोरुभयोर्जाप्ये भोजने दंतधावने । पितृकार्ये च दैवे च तथा मूत्रपुरीषयोः । गुरूणां संनिधौ दाने योगे चैव विशेषतः । एतेषु मौनमातिष्ठन्स्वर्गं प्राप्नोति मानवः
saṃdhyayorubhayorjāpye bhojane daṃtadhāvane | pitṛkārye ca daive ca tathā mūtrapurīṣayoḥ | gurūṇāṃ saṃnidhau dāne yoge caiva viśeṣataḥ | eteṣu maunamātiṣṭhansvargaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ
दोन्ही संध्यांच्या जपात, भोजनकाळी, दात घासताना, पितृकार्य व देवपूजेत, तसेच मूत्र-पुरीषाच्या वेळी; गुरूंच्या सान्निध्यात, दानकाळी आणि विशेषतः योगात—या सर्व प्रसंगी मौन पाळणारा मनुष्य स्वर्ग प्राप्त करतो.
Unknown (Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narration; ācāra on mauna and ritual discipline)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sequence tableau: a devotee at dawn and dusk sandhyā facing water; silent meal; tooth-cleaning; pitṛ-tarpaṇa; pūjā before a deity; discreet toileting area; guru seated with disciple in silence; a dāna moment; and finally a yogic posture—each framed by a ‘mauna’ gesture (finger to lips or calm closed mouth).
FAQs
Silence at key ritual and bodily moments cultivates reverence, self-control, and spiritual merit.
The surrounding narrative is the Prabhāsa Kṣetra māhātmya, though the rule is broadly applicable.
Observe mauna during sandhyā-japa, eating, tooth-cleaning, pitṛ-kārya, deva-pūjā, bodily functions, in the guru’s presence, during dāna, and during yoga.