Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 50

मृत्युञ्जय-विद्या-प्रादुर्भावः

The Manifestation/Transmission of the Mṛtyuñjaya Vidyā

Devanagari script

इति श्रीशिवमहापुराणे द्वितीयायां रुद्रसंहितायां पञ्चमे युद्धखंडे मृतसंजीविनीविद्याप्राप्तिवर्णनं नाम पञ्चाशत्तमोऽध्यायः

Transliteration

iti śrīśivamahāpurāṇe dvitīyāyāṃ rudrasaṃhitāyāṃ pañcame yuddhakhaṃḍe mṛtasaṃjīvinīvidyāprāptivarṇanaṃ nāma pañcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീശിവമഹാപുരാണത്തിലെ ദ്വിതീയ റുദ്രസംഹിതയുടെ പഞ്ചമ യുദ്ധഖണ്ഡത്തിൽ ‘മൃതസഞ്ജീവിനീ വിദ്യാപ്രാപ്തിവർണ്ണനം’ എന്ന പേരിലുള്ള അമ്പതാമത്തെ അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• इति: सम्बन्ध (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), समाप्त्यर्थक/उद्धरण-निपात (closing/quotative particle)

• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: in the Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa
• श्री-शिव-महा-पुराणे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + शिव (प्रातिपदिक) + महा (प्रातिपदिक) + पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष समास (title compound): श्रीशिवमहापुराण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्वितीयायाम्: in the second
• द्वितीयायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular) — क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• रुद्र-संहितायाम्: in the Rudra-saṃhitā
• रुद्र-संहितायाम्: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक) + संहिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास: रुद्रस्य संहिता; स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पञ्चमे: in the fifth
• पञ्चमे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (agreeing with khaṇḍa), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular) — क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• युद्ध-खण्डे: in the Yuddha-khaṇḍa (war section)
• युद्ध-खण्डे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष समास: युद्धस्य खण्डः; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• मृत-संजीविनी-विद्या-प्राप्ति-वर्णनम्: the description of obtaining the Mṛtasaṃjīvinī knowledge
• मृत-संजीविनी-विद्या-प्राप्ति-वर्णनम्: कर्म/विषय (Topic/Name-content)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत (प्रातिपदिक) + संजीविनी (प्रातिपदिक) + विद्या (प्रातिपदिक) + प्राप्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + वर्णन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष समास (determinative title): मृतसंजीविनीविद्याप्राप्तेः वर्णनम् (description of obtaining the Mṛtasaṃjīvinī-vidyā); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• नाम: named
• नाम: सम्बन्ध (Appositional marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable), नामनिर्देशक (naming particle)

• पञ्चाशत्तमः: fiftieth
• पञ्चाशत्तमः: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चाशत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular) — क्रमवाचक (ordinal)

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Suta Goswami (traditional Purāṇic narrator concluding the chapter while addressing the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Jyotirlinga Context

Sthala Purana: Colophon concluding the chapter on obtaining Mṛtasaṃjīvinī Vidyā; it situates the narrative within Rudrasaṃhitā’s Yuddhakhaṇḍa and names the adhyāya.

Mantra Metadata

Mantra: mṛtasaṃjīvinī-vidyā (title reference only; mantra not quoted here)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter and preserving its sacred title; it emphasizes that life-restoring power (mṛtasaṃjīvinī) ultimately belongs to Śiva’s grace and to mantra-vidyā as a means of protection and upliftment within a Shaiva framework.

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

By naming the chapter around a potent vidyā, it points to Saguna Śiva as the compassionate Lord who empowers mantras and protects devotees; such vidyā is traditionally integrated with Śiva-upāsanā (including Liṅga worship, japa, and devotion) rather than treated as mere technique.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

The title highlights mantra-vidyā and suggests disciplined japa with devotion to Śiva; in Shaiva practice this is commonly supported by purity, reverence, and auxiliary observances such as bhasma (tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa, according to one’s tradition.