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Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 1

मृत्युञ्जय-विद्या-प्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation/Transmission of the Mṛtyuñjaya Vidyā

Devanagari script

सनत्कुमार उवाच । शृणु व्यास यथा प्राप्ता मृत्युप्रशमनी परा । विद्या काव्येन मुनिना शिवान्मृत्युञ्जयाभिधात्

Transliteration

sanatkumāra uvāca | śṛṇu vyāsa yathā prāptā mṛtyupraśamanī parā | vidyā kāvyena muninā śivānmṛtyuñjayābhidhāt

Translation

សនត្កុមារ បានមានព្រះវាចា៖ «ស្តាប់មក ឱ វ្យាសៈ ថា វិទ្យាខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់ ដែលអាចបន្ធូរមរណៈ បានមកដល់ដូចម្តេច។ មុនី កាវ្យៈ (សុក្រចារ្យ) បានទទួលវាពីព្រះសិវៈ ដែលល្បីថា ម្រឹត្យុញ្ជយៈ—អ្នកឈ្នះមរណៈ»។

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सनत्कुमारःSanatkumāra
सनत्कुमारः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसनत्कुमार (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; 3rd sg. perfect
शृणुlisten
शृणु:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootश्रु (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ/Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
व्यासO Vyāsa
व्यास:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootव्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative singular
यथाhow/as
यथा:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
Formप्रकार/उपमानबोधक-अव्यय; adverb/conjunction ‘how/as’
प्राप्ताobtained/attained
प्राप्ता:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्र-आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
Formक्त-कृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; agreeing with विद्या
मृत्युप्रशमनीthat which pacifies death
मृत्युप्रशमनी:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootमृत्यु + प्रशमनी (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjective to विद्या; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मृत्योः प्रशमनं करोति)
पराsupreme
परा:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootपर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjective to विद्या
विद्याknowledge/vidyā
विद्या:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootविद्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
काव्येनby Kāvyā (Śukra) / by the poet (name)
काव्येन:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootकाव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular
मुनिनाby the sage
मुनिना:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootमुनि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular (apposition to काव्येन)
शिवात्from Śiva
शिवात्:
Apadana (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootशिव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Ablative singular
मृत्युञ्जयाभिधात्was named ‘Mṛtyuñjaya’
मृत्युञ्जयाभिधात्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमृत्युञ्जय + अभिधा (धातु)
Formलुङ्-लकार (अनद्यतनभूत/Aorist), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; 3rd sg. aorist of अभि-धा ‘to name/call’ (sense: ‘was called Mṛtyuñjaya’)
Speaker

Sanatkumara

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

Significance: Frames Mṛtyuñjaya-vidyā as a transmitted upadeśa (lineage of instruction), encouraging seekers to approach Śiva through guru-paramparā and disciplined practice.

Mantra Metadata

Type: mahamrityunjaya

Shakti Dimension

Role: teaching

Characters & Entities
S
Shiva
S
Sanatkumara
V
Vyasa
K
Kavya (Shukra)
M
Mrityunjaya

FAQs

It establishes that the power to transcend fear of death is rooted in Śiva’s grace: the “death-pacifying” supreme vidyā is not merely technique, but a revealed spiritual knowledge bestowed by Mṛtyuñjaya Śiva.

By naming Śiva as Mṛtyuñjaya, the verse points to Saguna worship—approaching Śiva with a specific salvific aspect. In Purāṇic practice, this is commonly centered on Linga worship with mantra-japa and offerings, seeking Śiva’s protective and liberating grace.

Japa of the Mṛtyuñjaya mantra/vidyā with steady devotion to Śiva (often before a Śiva-liṅga), supported by Shaiva disciplines such as vibhūti (tripuṇḍra) and focused meditation on Śiva as the conqueror of death.

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