Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 4

मृत्युञ्जय-विद्या-प्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation/Transmission of the Mṛtyuñjaya Vidyā

Devanagari script

मृतसंजीवनी नाम विद्या या मम निर्मला । तपोबलेन महता मयैव परिनिर्मिता

Transliteration

mṛtasaṃjīvanī nāma vidyā yā mama nirmalā | tapobalena mahatā mayaiva parinirmitā

Translation

‘মৃতসংজীৱনী’ নামৰ মোৰ এক নিৰ্মল বিদ্যা আছে। মহান তপোবলে মই নিজেই তাক সম্পূৰ্ণৰূপে সৃষ্টি কৰিছোঁ।

Word by Word

• मृत-संजीवनी: Mṛtasaṃjīvanī (life-restoring)
• मृत-संजीवनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत (प्रातिपदिक) + संजीवनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (conventional: ‘reviver of the dead’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, नामनिर्देशक-निपात (particle meaning ‘named/called’)

• विद्या: knowledge/spell
• विद्या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• या: which
• या: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सम्बन्धवाचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मम: my
• मम: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• निर्मला: pure/spotless
• निर्मला: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विद्या इति विशेषणम्

• तपः-बलेन: by the power of austerity
• तपः-बलेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् (प्रातिपदिक) + बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Genitive Tatpuruṣa: ‘power of austerity’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• महतā: great
• महतā: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular); तपोबलेन इति विशेषणम्

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr-karana (कर्तृ/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम (pronoun), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed/alone
• एव: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• परिनिर्मिता: was fully created/constructed
• परिनिर्मिता: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + नि + मृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विद्या इति विशेष्येण सह

Speaker

Lord Shiva

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Dakṣiṇāmūrti

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: mṛtasaṃjīvanī nāma vidyā yā mama nirmalā | tapobalena mahatā mayaiva parinirmitā

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It teaches that divine power and grace arise from Shiva’s pure consciousness and tapas; even extraordinary siddhis are rooted in spiritual purity and disciplined austerity under the Lord’s sovereignty.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

By attributing the vidyā directly to Shiva, the verse reinforces Saguna Shiva as the compassionate Lord who bestows life and protection; Linga-worship honors Him as the source of all śakti and salvific grace.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The practical takeaway is tapas supported by Shiva-upāsanā—steady japa (especially the Panchākṣarī “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”), purity of conduct, and disciplined meditation to align with Shiva’s grace rather than seeking power for its own sake.