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

Assim termina o quinquagésimo capítulo, chamado “A Descrição da Obtenção da Mṛtasaṃjīvinī Vidyā”, na quinta seção (Yuddhakhaṇḍa) do segundo livro, a Rudra Saṃhitā, do Śrī Śiva Mahāpurāṇa.

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.