Maha mrityunjaya stotram
Mahaamri'tyunjayastotram'
Rudram' pashupatim' sthaanum' neelakant'hamumaapatim |
Namaami shirasaa devam' kim' no mri'tyuh' karishyati || 1 ||
Neelakant'ham' kaalamoortim' kaalajnyam' kaalanaashanam |
Namaami shirasaa devam' kim' no mri'tyuh' karishyati || 2 ||
Neelakant'ham' viroopaaksham' nirmalam' nilayapradam |
Namaami shirasaa devam' kim' no mri'tyuh' karishyati || 3 ||
Vaamadevam' mahaadevam' lokanaatham' jagadgurum |
Namaami shirasaa devam' kim' no mri'tyuh' karishyati || 4 ||
Devadevam' jagannaatham' devesham' vri'shabhadhvajam |
Namaami shirasaa devam' kim' no mri'tyuh' karishyati || 5 ||
Gangaadharam' mahaadevam' sarvaabharanabhooshitam |
Namaami shirasaa devam' kim' no mri'tyuh' karishyati || 6 ||
Tryaksham' chaturbhujam' shaantam' jat'aamakut'adhaarinam |
Namaami shirasaa devam' kim' no mri'tyuh' karishyati || 7 ||
Bhasmoddhool'itasarvaangam' naagaabharanabhooshitam |
Namaami shirasaa devam' kim' no mri'tyuh' karishyati || 8 ||
Anantamavyayam' shaantam' akshamaalaadharam' haram |
Namaami shirasaa devam' kim' no mri'tyuh' karishyati || 9 ||
Aanandam' paramam' nityam' kaivalyapadadaayinam |
Namaami shirasaa devam' kim' no mri'tyuh' karishyati || 10 ||
Ardhanaareeshvaram' devam' paarvateepraananaayakam |
Namaami shirasaa devam' kim' no mri'tyuh' karishyati || 11 ||
Pral'ayasthitikartaaramaadikartaarameeshvaram |
Namaami shirasaa devam' kim' no mri'tyuh' karishyati || 12 ||
Vyomakesham' viroopaaksham' chandraardhakri'tashekharam |
Namaami shirasaa devam' kim' no mri'tyuh' karishyati || 13 ||
Gangaadharam' shashidharam' shankaram' shoolapaaninam |
Namaami shirasaa devam' kim' no mri'tyuh' karishyati || 14 ||
Anaathah' paramaanandam' kaivalyah'padagaaminam |
Namaami shirasaa devam' kim' no mri'tyuh' karishyati || 15 ||
Svargaapavargadaataaram' sri'sht'isthityantakaaranam |
Namaami shirasaa devam' kim' no mri'tyuh' karishyati || 16 ||
Kalpaayurdehi me punyam' yaavadaayurarogataam |
Namaami shirasaa devam' kim' no mri'tyuh' karishyati || 17 ||
Shiveshaanaam' mahaadevam' vaamadevam' sadaashivam |
Namaami shirasaa devam' kim' no mri'tyuh' karishyati || 18 ||
Utpattisthitisam'haarakartaarameeshvaram' gurum |
Namaami shirasaa devam' kim' no mri'tyuh' karishyati || 19 ||
Maarkand'eyakri'tam' stotram' yah' pat'hechchhivasannidhau |
Tasya mri'tyubhayam' naasti naagnichaurabhayam' kvachit || 20 ||
Shataavartam' prakartavyam' sankat'e kasht'anaashanam |
Shuchirbhootvaa pat'het stotram' sarvasiddhipradaayakam || 21 ||
Mri'tyunjaya mahaadeva traahi maam' sharanaagatam |
Janmamri'tyujaraarogaih' peed'itam' karmabandhanaih' || 22 ||
Taavakastvadgatah' praanastvachchitto'ham' sadaa mri'd'a |
Iti vijnyaapya devesham' tryambakaakhyamanam' japet || 23 ||
Namah' shivaaya saambaaya haraye paramaatmane |
Pranatakleshanaashaaya yoginaam' pataye namah' || 24 ||
Meaning
The Maha Mrityunjaya Stotram, composed by Sage Markandeya, is a powerful hymn praising Lord Shiva in many divine forms, each followed by the declaration: “What can death do to us?”
It is a proclamation of surrender, fearlessness, and divine protection.
The stotram begins by praising Shiva as Rudra, Pashupathi, Sthanu, Neelakantha, and the consort of Uma. Shiva is described as the embodiment of time, the knower of time, and the destroyer of time—affirming that death holds no power over the devotee under His grace.
Each verse highlights a sacred aspect of Shiva:
• the pure and all-pervading one
• the four-armed, three-eyed, peaceful Lord
• the ash-smeared, serpent-adorned Mahayogi
• the eternal, inexhaustible, bliss-giving Parabrahman
• Ardhanaareeshwara—the union of Shiva and Shakti
• the creator, sustainer, and dissolver of the universe
• Ganga-bearing, moon-crested, trident-wielding protector
The hymn strongly assures that worshipping Shiva removes fear, grants long life, destroys sins, and brings liberation. The final verses mention that one who recites this stotram in Shiva’s presence is protected from death, fire, theft, and danger. Markandeya himself overcame death through Shiva’s grace, and this hymn reflects that divine intervention.
The stotram closes with a prayer for protection from birth, death, disease, and karma, followed by the remembrance of the Mahamrityunjaya mantra and the sacred salutation “Namah Shivaya.”
Benefits:
• Removes fear of death, accidents, dangers
• Healing, long life, physical and mental strength
• Protection from negative forces and karmic suffering
• Brings peace, clarity, devotion, and surrender
• Grants Shiva’s grace, courage, and spiritual upliftment
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