Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 42
शुक्रोत्पत्तिः तथा महेश्वरदर्शनम् (Śukra’s Emergence and the Vision of Maheśvara)
मृत्युंजयश्च कथितो मंत्रो मृत्युविनाशनः । पठितव्यः प्रयत्नेन सर्वकामफलप्रदः
mṛtyuṃjayaśca kathito maṃtro mṛtyuvināśanaḥ | paṭhitavyaḥ prayatnena sarvakāmaphalapradaḥ
So ist das Mṛtyuñjaya-Mantra verkündet worden — der Vernichter des Todes. Es soll mit ernsthaftem Bemühen rezitiert werden, denn es verleiht die Früchte aller rechten Wünsche.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pati
Shiva Form: Mahādeva
Jyotirlinga: Vaidyanātha
Sthala Purana: Vaidyanātha (Deoghar) is famed as the ‘Physician Lord’ who heals and protects life; the Mṛtyuñjaya theme aligns with Śiva as remover of disease and death-fear, though this verse itself is not a site-specific māhātmya.
Significance: Recitation/remembering of Mṛtyuñjaya is traditionally linked with ārogya, longevity, and fearlessness; pilgrimage reinforces saṃkalpa for protection and spiritual steadiness.
Type: mahamrityunjaya
Role: liberating
FAQs
It presents the Mṛtyuñjaya mantra as Shiva’s grace in mantra-form: by devoted repetition, the fear and bondage associated with death are overcome, and dharmic aims are fulfilled.
The Mṛtyuñjaya is a Saguna approach—invoking Shiva as the compassionate Lord who protects devotees; it is commonly practiced alongside Linga worship as mantra-japa offered to Shiva.
Regular japa of the Mṛtyuñjaya mantra with sincere effort—ideally with purity, steady attention, and devotion to Lord Shiva—aimed at protection, healing, and inner liberation.