Sri Mrityunjaya Stotram
Shree mri'tyunjaya stotram'
Nandikeshvara uvaacha |
Kailaasasyottare shri'nge shuddhasphat'ikasannibhe |
Tamogunaviheene tu jaraamri'tyuvivarjite || 1 ||
Sarvateerthaaspadaadhaare sarvajnyaanakri'taalaye |
Kri'taanjaliput'o brahmaa dhyaanaaseenam' sadaashivam || 2 ||
Paprachchha pranato bhootvaa jaanubhyaamavanim' gatah' |
Sarvaarthasampadaadhaaro brahmaa lokapitaamahah' || 3 ||
Brahmovaacha |
Kenopaayena devesha chiraayurlomasho'bhavat |
Tanme broohi maheshaana lokaanaam' hitakaamyayaa || 4 ||
Shreesadaashiva uvaacha |
Shri'nu brahman pravakshyaami chiraayurmunisattamah' |
Sanjaato karmanaa yena vyaadhimri'tyuvivarjitah' || 5 ||
Tasminnekaarnave ghore salilaughapariplute |
Kri'taantabhayanaashaaya stuto mri'tyunjayah' shivah' || 6 ||
Tasya sankeertanaannityam' martyo mri'tyuvivarjitah' |
Tvameva keertayan brahman mri'tyum' jetum' na sam'shayah' || 7 ||
Lomasha uvaacha |
Devaadhideva devesha sarvapraanabhri'taam' vara |
Praaninaamapi naathastvam' mri'tyunjaya namo'stu te || 8 ||
Dehinaam' jeevabhooto'si jeevo jeevasya kaaranam |
Jagataam' rakshakastvam' vai mri'tyunjaya namo'stu te || 9 ||
Hemaadrishikharaakaara sudhaaveechimanohara |
Pund'areeka param' jyotirmutyunjaya namo'stu te || 10 ||
Dhyaanaadhaara mahaajnyaana sarvajnyaanaikakaarana |
Paritraataasi lokaanaam' mri'tyunjaya namo'stu te || 11 ||
Nihataa yena kaalena sadevaasuramaanushaah' |
Gandharvaapsarasashchaiva siddhavidyaadharaastathaa || 12 ||
Saadhyaashcha vasavo rudraastathaashvinisutaavubhau |
Marutashcha disho naagaah' sthaavaraa jangamaastathaa || 13 ||
Anangena manojena pushpachaapena kevalam |
Jitah' so'pi tvayaa dhyaanaanmri'tyunjaya namo'stu te || 14 ||
Ye dhyaayanti paraam' moortim' poojayantyamaraadhipa |
Na te mri'tyuvasham' yaanti mri'tyunjaya namo'stu te || 15 ||
Tvamonkaaro'si vedaanaam' devaanaam' cha sadaashivah' |
Aadhaarashaktih' shakteenaam' mri'tyunjaya namo'stu te || 16 ||
Sthaavare jangame vaapi yaavattisht'hati medinee |
Jeevatvityaaha loko'yam' mri'tyunjaya namo'stu te || 17 ||
Somasooryaagnimadhyastha vyomavyaapin sadaashivah' |
Kaalatraya mahaakaala mri'tyunjaya namo'stu te || 18 ||
Prabuddhe chaaprabuddhe cha tvameva sri'jase jagat |
Sri'sht'iroopena devesha mri'tyunjaya namo'stu te || 19 ||
Vyomni tvam' vyomaroopo'si tejah' sarvatra tejasi |
Praaninaam' jnyaanaroopo'si mri'tyunjaya namo'stu te || 20 ||
Jagajjeevo jagatpraanah' srasht'aa tvam' jagatah' prabhuh' |
Kaaranam' sarvateerthaanaam' mri'tyunjaya namo'stu te || 21 ||
Netaa tvamindriyaanaam' cha sarvajnyaanaprabodhakah' |
Saankhyayogashcha ham'sashcha mri'tyunjaya namo'stu te || 22 ||
Roopaateetah' suroopashcha pind'asthaa padameva cha |
Chaturyugakalaadhaara mri'tyunjaya namo'stu te || 23 ||
Rechake vahniroopo'si somaroopo'si poorake |
Kumbhake shivaroopo'si mri'tyunjaya namo'stu te || 24 ||
Kshayam' karo'si paapaanaam' punyaanaamapi vardhasam |
Hetustvam' shreyasaam' nityam' mri'tyunjaya namo'stu te || 25 ||
Sarvamaayaakalaateeta sarvendriyaparaavara |
Sarvendriyakalaadheesha mri'tyunjaya namo'stu te || 26 ||
Roopam' gandho rasah' sparshah' shabdah' sam'skaara eva cha |
Tvattah' prakaasha eteshaam' mri'tyunjaya namo'stu te || 27 ||
Chaturvidhaanaam' sri'sht'eenaam' hetustvam' kaaraneshvara |
Bhaavaabhaavaparichchhinna mri'tyunjaya namo'stu te || 28 ||
Tvameko nishkalo loke sakalam' bhuvanatrayam |
Atisookshmaatiroopastvam' mri'tyunjaya namo'stu te || 29 ||
Tvam' prabodhastvamaadhaarastvadbeejam' bhuvanatrayam |
Sattvam' rajastamastvam' hi mri'tyunjaya namo'stu te || 30 ||
Tvam' somastvam' dineshashcha tvamaatmaa prakri'teh' parah' |
Asht'atrim'shatkalaanaatha mri'tyunjaya namo'stu te || 31 ||
Sarvendriyaanaamaadhaarah' sarvabhootaganaashrayah' |
Sarvajnyaanamayaananta mri'tyunjaya namo'stu te || 32 ||
Tvamaatmaa sarvabhootaanaam' gunaanaam' tvamadheeshvarah' |
Sarvaanandamayaadhaara mri'tyunjaya namo'stu te || 33 ||
Tvam' yajnyah' sarvayajnyaanaam' tvam' buddhirbodhalakshanaa |
Shabdabrahma tvamonkaaro mri'tyunjaya namo'stu te || 34 ||
Shreesadaashiva uvaacha |
Evam' sankeertayedyastu shuchistadgatamaanasah' |
Bhaktyaa shri'noti yo brahman na sa mri'tyuvasho bhavet || 35 ||
Na cha mri'tyubhayam' tasya praaptakaalam' cha langhayet |
Apamri'tyubhayam' tasya pranashyati na sam'shayah' || 36 ||
Vyaadhayo nopapadyante nopasargabhayam' bhavet |
Pratyaasannaantare kaale shataikaavartane kri'te || 37 ||
Mri'tyurna jaayate tasya rogaanmunchati nishchitam |
Panchamyaam' vaa dashamyaam' vaa paurnamaasyaamathaapi vaa || 38 ||
Shatamaavartayedyastu shatavarsham' sa jeevati |
Tejasvee balasampanno labhate shriyamuttamaam || 39 ||
Trividham' naashayetpaapam' manovaakkaayasambhavam |
Abhichaaraani karmaani karmaanyaatharvanaani cha |
Ksheeyante naatra sandeho duh'svapnam' cha vinashyati || 40 ||
Idam' rahasyam' paramam' devadevasya shoolinah' |
Duh'khapranaashanam' punyam' sarvavighnavinaashanam || 41 ||
Iti shreeshivabrahmasam'vaade shreemri'tyunjaya stotram |
Meaning
The Maha Mrityunjaya Stotram is a powerful hymn that venerates Lord Shiva as the conqueror of death, the source of life-force, and the ultimate refuge for all beings. Through dialogues and salutations (Nandi, Brahma, Sadashiva), the hymn outlines Shiva’s cosmic roles—creator, sustainer, dissolver—his embodiment as time and as pure consciousness, and his care as the support of prana and knowledge. Reciting and meditating on these names and forms removes the fear of death, protects from disease and calamity, and strengthens life-energy.
The stotram promises that sincere chanting grants protection from untimely death, cures or prevents illnesses, breaks the hold of adverse karma, and bestows longevity, vigor, and worldly well-being. It affirms that devotees who meditate on Shiva’s supreme forms are delivered from dangers—Markandeya’s victory over death is the classical exemplar invoked here. Regular, devoted recitation brings peace, courage, spiritual upliftment, and sustained divine grace.
Benefits:
• Freedom from fear of death, protection in crises
• Healing, increased vitality, and long life
• Removal of deep-rooted karmic afflictions and ailments
• Inner peace, courage, and strengthened devotion
• Powerful shield against misfortune and obstacles
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