Mauni Amavasya is the biggest bathing festival of the month of Magh. According to the scriptures, Rishi Manu was born on this day, hence it is also called Mauni Amavasya.  It is believed that worshiping God silently on this day gives special results.  It is very auspicious to worship Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu on this day.  This day is considered very special to get the blessings of ancestors.  It is believed that remaining silent on this day gives self-confidence.  Mauni is derived from the word Muni. Bathing on Mauni Amavasya is said to be the best among all other bathing festivals.  On the special auspicious period of Mauni Amavasya, there are special provisions for charity, charity and bathing for self-salvation and for the salvation of ancestors, as described in the scriptures.  By donating on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya, the pain of the negative planets is mitigated, due to which happiness and prosperity reside in the house throughout the year.  According to the description found in the scriptures, donating on this day removes all types of sins and cures all types of ailments and diseases.  Amavasya of Magh month has special significance, on this day all the wishes of charity and bathing in holy rivers are fulfilled and there is happiness and peace in life.

Whom to worship on the day of Mauni Amavasya?

There is a tradition to perform Rudrabhishek of Shankarji on the festival of Mauni Amavasya.  On the day of Amavasya, there is a meeting of Sun and Moon, the Moon sets before the Sun, on Amavasya, donating white items related to the Moon like sugar, rice, milk, curd etc., the Moon becomes favourable, the donor gets mental peace and  Gets success.  After bathing, it is important to donate cow, food, clothes, gold, silver etc. or any other accessible item.  After donation, worship Shri Tulji, Shankarji, Parvatiji with devotion along with the rituals and circumambulate the Peepal tree 108 times. In each circumambulation, something should be offered to the Peepal tree.  After completing 108 circumambulation of the Peepal tree, all the things offered in all the circumambulation should be donated to a Brahmin.  While donating, say in your mind, O Amavasya, this donation is for you.

The word ‘Muni’ has its origin from the word ‘Muni’, hence the person who completes this fast by observing silence attains the status of ‘Muni’.  On this day, bathing in the Ganges and donating Dakshina have special significance. Purity of speech is essential for spiritual progress.  Speech is controlled and purified through silence.  That is why silence has been prescribed in our scriptures.  Speaking excessively has adverse effects on the brain and its organs.  This is the reason why people who give long speeches keep drinking water in between the speeches.  Those who perform religious activities, recite mantras, chant etc. consume ghee so that their voice does not break or their throat does not get choked etc.  Rishis, sages and thinkers meditate while remaining silent.  This increases their mental energy.  By working in silence, the sense organs and action organs get concentrated and the work gets done smoothly.  There is a rule to work in silence even in various religious functions. From the scientific point of view, the same amount of energy a person spends in physically laboring for eight hours is equal to the energy wasted in speaking for one hour.  Whereas a person doing mental work loses that much energy in two hours.  The main reason for this is that when we speak, there is vibration through the air in the oral cavity.  This vibration also vibrates the arteries, veins, veins and muscles related to the oral cavity.  As a result, pain etc. disorders arise in the brain.  The throat becomes dry which increases the risk of throat related diseases.  According to science, speaking less or remaining silent is beneficial for the body.  People who talk a lot also suffer from BP and heart related diseases.

What is the religious importance of silence?

By remaining silent all the wishes are fulfilled.  Such a seeker attains Shivlok.  The person who chants mantras, remembers God etc. while remaining silent, his results are innumerable times greater.  The importance of mental worship has also been mentioned in the scriptures.  The scripture writers have counted silence as one of the five tapas of the mind.  These five austerities of the mind are happiness, gentle nature, silence, self-control and pure thoughts.  In this, silence has a central place. It is believed that remaining silent gives self-confidence. Purity of speech is essential for spiritual progress.  Speech is controlled and purified through silence.

A person is identified by his sweet speech.  Man expresses his thoughts and feelings through his speech.  It is believed that those who remain silent on the day of Mauni Amavasya and do not speak anything on this day.  By doing this their speech gets purified and their respect and prestige in the society increases.  Besides, success can be achieved in every work due to the influence of speech.  Remaining silent calms a person’s mind and it becomes easier to meditate with a calm mind for spiritual attainment.  According to the scriptures, by observing a fast of silence, a person can achieve his goal by self-realization and also finds the path to salvation. The glory of silence is immense.  Silence suppresses anger, controls speech, increases body strength, determination, self-confidence, gives peace to the mind and gives rest to the brain, hence silence has been called a fast.  We all have limited life force.  Only the one who uses it sparingly can get its full benefit.  One who does not control his speech, his unnecessary words drain the life force.  Therefore, become a worshiper of silence, try to purify your mind by adopting silence.

How to maintain silence?

Follow these rules while keeping a silent fast on the day of Mauni Amavasya
If you want to remain silent on the day of Mauni Amavasya, then wake up early in the morning and take a pilgrimage bath.
If you cannot take a pilgrimage bath, then take a bath at home by adding Ganga water to the bath water. After taking bath etc., take a pledge to keep the fast of silence. Once you have taken the resolution of keeping the fast of silence, then do not speak anything otherwise your fast will break.  Will be broken. Break your silent fast only after the date of Mauni Amavasya ends.  According to religious belief, the fast of silence should be broken by speaking in the name of God only.On this day, one remains silent from sunrise to sunset and abstains from food. In the afternoon, along with worshiping the ancestors, offerings are made to dogs and crows.

The mind is considered to be fickle and it not only thinks about some topic throughout the day but also expresses the thoughts coming to mind in the form of words.  Real silence happens when a person stops thinking, that is, no good or bad thoughts come to the mind, this is considered to be the ultimate state of silence.  Only when this happens, contact with God is established and energy is received from Him.  Indian sages and Maharshi were not only worshipers but were also high class scholars and scientists.  He implemented the method of every puja and made it acceptable to the public only after making it pass the test of science.  If you understand the meaning of the word silence to be silence then it is wrong.  Silence is not just about speech but is also internal.  By silence of speech we can control only the words but if there is inner silence then we will be able to control the thoughts also.