Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 42

शुक्रोत्पत्तिः तथा महेश्वरदर्शनम् (Śukra’s Emergence and the Vision of Maheśvara)

Devanagari script

मृत्युंजयश्च कथितो मंत्रो मृत्युविनाशनः । पठितव्यः प्रयत्नेन सर्वकामफलप्रदः

Transliteration

mṛtyuṃjayaśca kathito maṃtro mṛtyuvināśanaḥ | paṭhitavyaḥ prayatnena sarvakāmaphalapradaḥ

Translation

ได้ประกาศมนต์มฤตยูญชัยแล้ว—เป็นมนต์ทำลายความตาย มนต์นี้ประทานผลแห่งความปรารถนาอันชอบธรรมทั้งปวง เพราะฉะนั้นควรสวดภาวนาด้วยความเพียร

Word by Word

• मृत्युञ्जयः: Mṛtyuñjaya (conqueror of death)
• मृत्युञ्जयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृत्यु + जय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मृत्योः जयः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय; conjunction

• कथितः: is declared
• कथितः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; predicative passive ‘is said/has been told’

• मन्त्रः: the mantra
• मन्त्रः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मृत्युविनाशनः: destroyer of death
• मृत्युविनाशनः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृत्यु + विनाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjective to मन्त्रः; समासः—तत्पुरुष (मृत्योः विनाशनः)

• पठितव्यः: should be recited
• पठितव्यः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्-कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘should be recited’

• प्रयत्नेन: with effort
• प्रयत्नेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• सर्वकामफलप्रदः: bestower of the fruits of all desires
• सर्वकामफलप्रदः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + फल + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjective to मन्त्रः; समासः—तत्पुरुष (सर्वेषां कामानां फलानि प्रददाति)

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pati

Shiva Form: Mahādeva

Jyotirlinga Context

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.

Mantra Metadata

Type: mahamrityunjaya

Shakti Dimension

Role: liberating

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

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.

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

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.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

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.