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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

Sanatkumāra nói: “Hãy lắng nghe, hỡi Vyāsa, việc trí tuệ tối thượng có năng lực dập yên tử vong đã được thọ nhận ra sao. Bậc hiền triết Kāvyā (Śukra) đã nhận pháp ấy từ Śiva, Đấng được tôn xưng là Mṛtyuñjaya—Kẻ Chiến Thắng Tử Thần.”

Word by Word
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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