Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 51

मृत्युञ्जय-विद्या-प्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation/Transmission of the Mṛtyuñjaya Vidyā

Devanagari script

पुंस्त्वसौभाग्यसंपन्ना भविष्यंति न संशयः । उपेतविद्यास्ते सर्वे जनास्स्युः सुखभागिनः

Transliteration

puṃstvasaubhāgyasaṃpannā bhaviṣyaṃti na saṃśayaḥ | upetavidyāste sarve janāssyuḥ sukhabhāginaḥ

Translation

疑いない。彼らは活力と吉祥に満ちるであろう。すべての人々は正しき智を授かり、安楽に与る。

Word by Word

• पुंस्त्व-सौभाग्य-संपन्नाः: endowed with manliness and good fortune
• पुंस्त्व-सौभाग्य-संपन्नाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṃstva-saubhāgya-sampanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (puṃstvaṃ ca saubhāgyaṃ ca tena sampannāḥ)

• भविष्यन्ति: will become
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• न: not/no
• न: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• उपेत-विद्याः: possessing learning/knowledge
• उपेत-विद्याः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप + इ (धातु) + vidyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; क्त (past participle) ‘उपेत’ + तत्पुरुष (vidyābhiḥ upetāḥ)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• जनाः: people
• जनाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• स्युः: would be/shall be
• स्युः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुख-भागिनः: sharers of happiness
• सुख-भागिनः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukha-bhāgin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (sukhasya bhāginaḥ)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pashu

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: General phala-śruti style promise: prosperity, vigor, right knowledge, and happiness as fruits of Śiva’s grace and/or the associated vidyā.

Shakti Dimension

Role: nurturing

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

The verse affirms that Shiva’s grace leads not only to outer well-being (fortune and happiness) but also to inner refinement—vidyā understood as right, dharmic knowledge that supports liberation-oriented living.

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

In the Shiva Purana, Saguna Shiva worship (especially Linga worship) is repeatedly praised for generating auspiciousness (saubhāgya) and steadying the mind toward right knowledge (vidyā), showing that devotion yields both worldly harmony and spiritual clarity.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is regular Shiva-upāsanā—Linga abhiṣeka with mantra-japa (such as the Pañcākṣarī, “Om Namaḥ Śivāya”)—as a discipline that cultivates auspiciousness, strength, and a knowledge-guided life.