When and how should one recite this stotram?

This stotram can be recited at any time of the day, but chanting it during dawn, noon, or dusk is said to yield special merits. One should concentrate the mind, visualize Lord Shiva, and mentally offer each upachara with deep devotion.

What are the benefits of reciting this stotram?

Reciting this stotram brings mental stability, peace, freedom from illness, removal of the fear of death, and the grace of Lord Shiva. It also aids in liberation from worldly suffering and promotes inner purification.

Who should recite the Mrutyunjaya Manasika Puja Stotram?

Devotees of Lord Shiva, those seeking mental peace and protection, individuals suffering from ailments, and anyone aspiring for spiritual upliftment can recite this stotram. There are no strict restrictions on who can chant it.

How many times should this stotram be recited?

It is beneficial to recite this stotram at least once daily. For greater benefits, one may chant it multiple times according to their devotion and time, especially on Tuesdays or Mondays.

What is the origin or source of this stotram?

This stotram belongs to the spiritual lineage of Adi Shankaracharya and is a part of the Manasika Puja tradition. It describes a supreme method of worshipping Lord Shiva internally.

Sri Mrityunjaya Manasika Puja Stotram – English Meaning & Benefits

Q: What is the Mrutyunjaya Manasika Puja Stotram?

The Sri Mrutyunjaya Manasika Puja Stotram is a devotional hymn dedicated to Lord Shiva, guiding the devotee through a complete mental worship (manasa-puja). It enables profound internal connection and devotion without the need for external materials.

Shree mri'tyunjaya maanasika poojaa stotram'

Kailaase kamaneeyaratnakhachite kalpadrumoole sthitam'
Karpoorasphat'ikendusundaratanum' kaatyaayaneesevitam |
Gangaatungatarangaranjitajat'aabhaaram' kri'paasaagaram'
Kant'haalankri'tasheshabhooshanamamum' mri'tyunjayam' bhaavaye || 1 ||

Aagatya mri'tyunjaya chandramaul'e
Vyaaghraajinaalankri'ta shoolapaane |
Svabhaktasam'rakshanakaamadheno
Praseeda vishveshvara paarvateesha || 2 ||

Bhaasvanmauktikatorane marakatastambhaayutaalankri'te
Saudhe dhoopasuvaasite manimaye maanikyadeepaanchite |
Brahmendraamarayogipungavaganairyukte cha kalpadrumaih'
Shreemri'tyunjaya susthiro bhava vibho maanikyasim'haasane || 3 ||

Mandaaramalleekaraveeramaadhavee-
-punnaaganeelotpalachampakaanvitaih' |
Karpoorapaat'eerasuvaasitairjalai-
-raadhatsva mri'tyunjaya paadyamuttamam || 4 ||

Sugandhapushpaprakaraih' suvaasitai-
-rviyannadeesheetalavaaribhih' shubhaih' |
Trilokanaathaartiharaarghyamaadaraa-
-dgri'haana mri'tyunjaya sarvavandita || 5 ||

Himaambuvaasitaistoyaih' sheetalairatipaavanaih' |
Mri'tyunjaya mahaadeva shuddhaachamanamaachara || 6 ||

Gud'adadhisahitam' madhuprakeernam'
Sughri'tasamanvitadhenudugdhayuktam |
Shubhakara madhuparkamaahara tvam'
Trinayana mri'tyuhara trilokavandya || 7 ||

Panchaastra shaanta panchaasya panchapaatakasam'hara |
Panchaamri'tasnaanamidam' kuru mri'tyunjaya prabho || 8 ||

Jagattrayeekhyaata samastateertha-
-samaahri'taih' kalmashahaaribhishcha |
Snaanam' sutoyaih' samudaachara tvam'
Mri'tyunjayaanantagunaabhiraama || 9 ||

Aaneetenaatishubhrena kausheyenaamaradrumaat |
Maarjayaami jat'aabhaaram' shiva mri'tyunjaya prabho || 10 ||

Naanaahemavichitraani cheeracheenaambaraani cha |
Vividhaani cha divyaani mri'tyunjaya sudhaaraya || 11 ||

Vishuddhamuktaaphalajaalaramyam'
Manoharam' kaanchanahemasootram |
Yajnyopaveetam' paramam' pavitra-
-maadhatsva mri'tyunjaya bhaktigamya || 12 ||

Shreegandham' ghanasaarakunkumayutam' kastoorikaapooritam'
Kaaleyena himaambunaa virachitam' mandaarasam'vaasitam |
Divyam' devamanoharam' manimaye paatre samaaropitam'
Sarvaangeshu vilepayaami satatam' mri'tyunjaya shreevibho || 13 ||

Akshatairdhavalairdivyaih' samyaktilasamanvitaih' |
Mri'tyunjaya mahaadeva poojayaami vri'shadhvaja || 14 ||

Champakapankajakuravakakundaih' karaveeramallikaakusumaih' |
Vistaaraya nijamakut'am' mri'tyunjaya pund'areekanayanaapta || 15 ||

Maanikyapaadukaadvandve maunihri'tpadmamandire |
Paadau satpadmasadri'shau mri'tyunjaya niveshaya || 16 ||

Maanikyakeyoorakireet'ahaaraih'
Kaancheemanisthaapitakund'alaishcha |
Manjeeramukhyaabharanairmanojnyai-
-rangaani mri'tyunjaya bhooshayaami || 17 ||

Gajavadanaskandadhri'te-
-naatisvachchhena chaamarayugena |
Galadalakaananapadmam'
Mri'tyunjaya bhaavayaami hri'tpadme || 18 ||

Muktaatapatram' shashikot'ishubhram'
Shubhapradam' kaanchanadand'ayuktam |
Maanikyasam'sthaapitahemakumbham'
Suresha mri'tyunjaya te'rpayaami || 19 ||

Manimukure nishpat'ale
Trijagadgaad'haandhakaarasaptaashve |
Kandarpakot'isadri'sham'
Mri'tyunjaya pashya vadanamaatmeeyam || 20 ||

Karpoorachoornam' kapilaajyapootam'
Daasyaami kaaleyasamaanvitaishcha |
Samudbhavam' paavanagandhadhoopitam'
Mri'tyunjayaangam' parikalpayaami || 21 ||

Vartitrayopetamakhand'adeeptyaa
Tamoharam' baahyamathaantaram' cha |
Saajyam' samastaamaravargahri'dyam'
Suresha mri'tyunjaya vam'shadeepam || 22 ||

Raajaannam' madhuraanvitam' cha mri'dulam' maanikyapaatre sthitam'
Hingoojeerakasanmareechimilitaih' shaakairanekaih' shubhaih' |
Shaakam' samyagapoopasoopasahitam' sadyoghri'tenaaplutam'
Shreemri'tyunjaya paarvateepriya vibho saaposhanam' bhujyataam || 23 ||

Kooshmaand'avaartaakapat'olikaanaam'
Phalaani ramyaani cha kaaravallyaa |
Supaakayuktaani sasaurabhaani
Shreekant'ha mri'tyunjaya bhakshayesha || 24 ||

Sheetalam' madhuram' svachchham' paavanam' vaasitam' laghu |
Madhye sveekuru paaneeyam' shiva mri'tyunjaya prabho || 25 ||

Sharkaraamilitam' snigdham' dugdhaannam' goghri'taanvitam |
Kadaleephalasam'mishram' bhujyataam' mri'tyusam'hara || 26 ||

Kevalamatimaadhuryam'
Dugdhaih' snigdhaishcha sharkaraamilitaih' |
Elaamareechamilitam'
Mri'tyunjaya deva bhunkshva paramaannam || 27 ||

Rambhaachootakapitthakant'hakaphalairdraakshaarasasvaaduma-
-tkharjoorairmadhurekshukhand'ashakalaih' sannaarikelaambubhih' |
Karpoorena suvaasitairgud'ajalairmaadhuryayuktairvibho
Shreemri'tyunjaya pooraya tribhuvanaadhaaram' vishaalodaram || 28 ||

Manojnyarambhaavanakhand'akhand'itaa-
-nruchipradaansarshapajeerakaam'shcha |
Sasaurabhaansaindhavasevitaam'shcha
Gri'haana mri'tyunjaya lokavandya || 29 ||

Hingoojeerakasahitam'
Vimalaamalakam' kapitthamatimadhuram |
Bisakhand'aam'llavanayutaa-
-nmri'tyunjaya te'rpayaami jagadeesha || 30 ||

Elaashunt'heesaheetam'
Dadhyannam' chaaruhemapaatrastham |
Amri'tapratinidhimaad'hyam'
Mri'tyunjaya bhujyataam' trilokesha || 31 ||

Jambeeraneeraanchitashri'ngaberam'
Manoharaanamlashalaat'ukhand'aan |
Mri'doopadam'shaansahasopabhunkshva
Mri'tyunjaya shreekarunaasamudra || 32 ||

Naagararaamat'hayuktam'
Sulalitajambeeraneerasampoornam |
Mathitam' saindhavasahitam'
Piba hara mri'tyunjaya kratudhvam'sin || 33 ||

Mandaarahemaambujagandhayuktai-
-rmandaakineenirmalapunyatoyaih' |
Gri'haana mri'tyunjaya poornakaama
Shreematparaaposhanamabhrakesha || 34 ||

Gaganadhuneevimalajalai-
-rmri'tyunjaya padmaraagapaatragataih' |
Mri'gamadachandanapoornam'
Prakshaalaya chaaru hastapadayugmam || 35 ||

Pum'naagamallikaakundavaasitairjaahnaveejalaih' |
Mri'tyunjaya mahaadeva punaraachamanam' kuru || 36 ||

Mauktikachoornasametai-
-rmri'gamadaghanasaaravaasitaih' poogaih' |
Parnaih' svarnasamaanai-
-rmri'tyunjaya te'rpayaami taamboolam || 37 ||

Neeraajanam' nirmaladeeptimadbhi-
-rdeepaankurairujjvalamuchchhritaishcha |
Ghant'aaninaadena samarpayaami
Mri'tyunjayaaya tripuraantakaaya || 38 ||

Virinchimukhyaamarabri'ndavandite
Sarojamatsyaankitachakrachihnite |
Dadaami mri'tyunjaya paadapankaje
Phaneendrabhooshe punararghyameeshvara || 39 ||

Pum'naaganeelotpalakundajaajee-
-mandaaramalleekaraveerapankajaih' |
Pushpaanjalim' bilvadalaistulasyaa
Mri'tyunjayaanghrau viniveshayaami || 40 ||

Pade pade sarvatamonikri'ntanam'
Pade pade sarvashubhapradaayakam |
Pradakshinam' bhaktiyutena chetasaa
Karomi mri'tyunjaya raksha raksha maam || 41 ||

Namo gaureeshaaya sphat'ikadhaval'aangaaya cha namo
Namo lokeshaaya stutavibudhalokaaya cha namah' |
Namah' shreekant'haaya kshapitapuradaityaaya cha namo
Namah' phaalaakshaaya smaramadavinaashaaya cha namah' || 42 ||

Sam'saare janitaaparogasahite taapatrayaakrandite
Nityam' putrakalatravittavilasatpaashairnibaddham' dri'd'ham |
Garvaandham' bahupaapavargasahitam' kaarunyadri'sht'yaa vibho
Shreemri'tyunjaya paarvateepriya sadaa maam' paahi sarveshvara || 43 ||

Saudhe ratnamaye navotpaladalaakeerne cha talpaantare
Kausheyena manoharena dhavalenaachchhaadite sarvashah' |
Karpooraanchitadeepadeeptimilite ramyopadhaanadvaye
Paarvatyaah' karapadmalaalitapadam' mri'tyunjayam' bhaavaye || 44 ||

Chatushchatvaarim'shadvilasadupachaarairabhimatai-
-rmanah' padme bhaktyaa bahirapi cha poojaam' shubhakareem |
Karoti pratyooshe nishi divasamadhye'pi cha pumaa-
-nprayaati shreemri'tyunjayapadamanekaadbhutapadam || 45 ||

Praatarlingamumaapateraharahah' sandarshanaatsvargadam'
Madhyaahne hayamedhatulyaphaladam' saayantane mokshadam |
Bhaanorastamaye pradoshasamaye panchaaksharaaraadhanam'
Tatkaalatrayatulyamisht'aphaladam' sadyo'navadyam' dri'd'ham || 46 ||

Iti shreematparamaham'saparivraajakaachaaryasya shreegovindabhagavatpoojyapaadashishyasya shreemachchhankarabhagavatah' kri'tau shreemri'tyunjaya maanasikapoojaa stotram' sampoornam ||

The Sri Mrityunjaya Manasika Puja Stotram is a magnificent hymn dedicated to Lord Shiva, guiding the devotee through a complete mental worship (manasa-puja) of Mahamrityunjaya. Composed in the lineage of Adi Shankaracharya, it describes an elaborate sequence of 44+ offerings, all performed internally through visualization and devotion.

The hymn begins with a meditation on Shiva seated beneath the celestial Kalpavriksha in Kailasa—His body shining like crystal and camphor, locks adorned with the flowing Ganga, and attended by Goddess Parvati. The devotee invites the Lord with reverence and prays for protection, grace, and liberation.

The hymn proceeds with a full ceremonial worship entirely performed in the mind:
• offering a jeweled throne, incense, lamps, garlands
• washing the feet, offering water, arghya, and achamana
• performing panchamrita and sacred bath
• adorning the Lord with garments, ornaments, sacred thread
• applying sandal paste, flowers, bilva leaves
• offering meals, fruits, sweets, beverages
• waving camphor light, presenting mirror, tambula, umbrella, chamaras
• concluding with circumambulation and surrender.

Each verse gracefully offers a divine upachara, revealing the depth of bhakti and the beauty of internal worship. The devotee finally seeks refuge from worldly suffering, bondage, illness, and fear—praying for Shiva’s eternal protection.

The final verses declare that performing this manasika puja at dawn, noon, or dusk yields immense merits—comparable to heaven, Ashvamedha yajña, and moksha respectively.

Benefits:
• Deepening concentration and inner stillness
• Emotional healing, courage, and protection
• Liberation from karmic fears and anxieties
• Strengthening devotion and spiritual refinement
• Powerful method for those unable to perform physical worship

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Shree mri'tyunjaya maanasika poojaa stotram'

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