Maunakapata, Maunakapaṭa, Mauna-kapata: 1 definition
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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationMaunakapaṭa (मौनकपट) refers to a “deceptive silence”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.23 (“Outraging the modesty of Vṛndā”).—Accordingly, after Vṛnda (wife of Jalandhara) spoke to the Sage (i.e., Viṣṇu in disguise): “On hearing her words, the sage feigned a deceptive silence (maunakapaṭa). Fully aware of the means of achieving his selfish ends he looked up sympathetically. In the meantime two lordly monkeys came there and stood bowing down in front of him. At a significant gesture from his eyebrows, the monkeys rose into the sky again. O great sage, within a trice, they came back taking with them his head, body and limbs and stood in front of the sage. On seeing the head, body and limbs of her husband, Vṛndā fell unconscious, extremely pained at the misery of her lord”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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