Shloka 14
Pūjādi-kathana — Gaṅgā Vratas, Tenfold Worship, Stotra, and Mokṣa on the Riverbank
नैवेद्यं च निवेद्यैव कृशरान्नं शिवस्य तु । काष्ठमौनेन भुंजानो जिह्वालौल्यं विवर्जयेत् ॥ १४ ॥
naivedyaṃ ca nivedyaiva kṛśarānnaṃ śivasya tu | kāṣṭhamaunena bhuṃjāno jihvālaulyaṃ vivarjayet || 14 ||
先以供品（naivedya），尤以克里沙罗饭（kṛśarā）奉献于湿婆尊前；继而行“木默”（kāṣṭha-mauna，绝对寂默）而食，由此舍离舌根对诸味的轻躁贪恋。
Narada (as narrator/teacher within the Uttara-bhāga vrata/mahatmya discourse; traditional dialogue framework)
Vrata: Nakta-related discipline (with naivedya + mauna)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links offering (naivedya) with inner discipline: the act of eating becomes a continuation of worship when done after offering to Śiva and with restraint, reducing sense-craving (jihvā-laulya).
Bhakti here is practical and embodied—first dedicate the food to Śiva, then partake as prasāda with humility and silence, treating consumption as service rather than indulgence.
Ritual procedure and niyama (discipline) are emphasized—proper naivedya offering and regulated conduct while eating; it reflects applied kalpa-style ritual sensibility rather than grammar or astrology.