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
Thus has the Mṛtyuñjaya mantra been declared—the destroyer of death. It should be recited with earnest effort, for it bestows the fruits of all righteous desires.
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.