Maha Mrutyunjaya Stotram (Rudram Pasupatim)
Maha Mrutyunjaya Stotram (Rudram Pasupatim)
Maha Mrutyunjaya Stotram (Rudram Pasupatim)
mahāmṛtyuñjaya stotram (rudraṃ paśupatim)
śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ |
oṃ asya śrīmahāmṛtyuñjayastotramantrasya śrī mārkaṇḍeya ṛṣiḥ,
anuṣṭupchandaḥ, śrīmṛtyuñjayo devatā, gaurī śaktiḥ,
mama sarvāriṣṭasamastamṛtyuśāntyarthaṃ sakalaiśvaryaprāptyarthaṃ
jape vinoyogaḥ |
dhyānam
candrārkāgnivilocanaṃ smitamukhaṃ padmadvayāntasthitaṃ
mudrāpāśamṛgākṣasatravilasatpāṇiṃ himāṃśuprabham |
koṭīndupragalatsudhāplutatamuṃ hārādibhūṣojjvalaṃ
kāntaṃ viśvavimohanaṃ paśupatiṃ mṛtyuñjayaṃ bhāvayet ||
rudraṃ paśupatiṃ sthāṇuṃ nīlakaṇṭhamumāpatim |
namāmi śirasā devaṃ kiṃ no mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati || 1||
nīlakaṇṭhaṃ kālamūrttiṃ kālajñaṃ kālanāśanam |
namāmi śirasā devaṃ kiṃ no mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati || 2||
nīlakaṇṭhaṃ virūpākṣaṃ nirmalaṃ nilayapradam |
namāmi śirasā devaṃ kiṃ no mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati || 3||
vāmadevaṃ mahādevaṃ lokanāthaṃ jagadgurum |
namāmi śirasā devaṃ kiṃ no mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati || 4||
devadevaṃ jagannāthaṃ deveśaṃ vṛṣabhadhvajam |
namāmi śirasā devaṃ kiṃ no mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati || 5||
tryakṣaṃ caturbhujaṃ śāntaṃ jaṭāmakuṭadhāriṇam |
namāmi śirasā devaṃ kiṃ no mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati || 6||
bhasmoddhūlitasarvāṅgaṃ nāgābharaṇabhūṣitam |
namāmi śirasā devaṃ kiṃ no mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati || 7||
anantamavyayaṃ śāntaṃ akṣamālādharaṃ haram |
namāmi śirasā devaṃ kiṃ no mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati || 8||
ānandaṃ paramaṃ nityaṃ kaivalyapadadāyinam |
namāmi śirasā devaṃ kiṃ no mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati || 9||
arddhanārīśvaraṃ devaṃ pārvatīprāṇanāyakam |
namāmi śirasā devaṃ kiṃ no mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati || 10||
pralayasthitikarttāramādikarttāramīśvaram |
namāmi śirasā devaṃ kiṃ no mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati || 11||
vyomakeśaṃ virūpākṣaṃ candrārddhakṛtaśekharam |
namāmi śirasā devaṃ kiṃ no mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati || 12||
gaṅgādharaṃ śaśidharaṃ śaṅkaraṃ śūlapāṇinam |
(pāṭhabhedaḥ) gaṅgādharaṃ mahādevaṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitam |
namāmi śirasā devaṃ kiṃ no mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati || 13||
anāthaḥ paramānantaṃ kaivalyapadagāmini |
namāmi śirasā devaṃ kiṃ no mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati || 14||
svargāpavargadātāraṃ sṛṣṭisthityantakāraṇam |
namāmi śirasā devaṃ kiṃ no mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati || 15||
kalpāyurddehi me puṇyaṃ yāvadāyurarogatām |
namāmi śirasā devaṃ kiṃ no mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati || 16||
śiveśānāṃ mahādevaṃ vāmadevaṃ sadāśivam |
namāmi śirasā devaṃ kiṃ no mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati || 17||
utpattisthitisaṃhārakartāramīśvaraṃ gurum |
namāmi śirasā devaṃ kiṃ no mṛtyuḥ kariṣyati || 18||
phalaśruti
mārkaṇḍeyakṛtaṃ stotraṃ yaḥ paṭhecchivasannidhau |
tasya mṛtyubhayaṃ nāsti nāgnicaurabhayaṃ kvacit || 19||
śatāvarttaṃ prakartavyaṃ saṅkaṭe kaṣṭanāśanam |
śucirbhūtvā pathetstotraṃ sarvasiddhipradāyakam || 20||
mṛtyuñjaya mahādeva trāhi māṃ śaraṇāgatam |
janmamṛtyujarārogaiḥ pīḍitaṃ karmabandhanaiḥ || 21||
tāvakastvadgataḥ prāṇastvaccitto'haṃ sadā mṛḍa |
iti vijñāpya deveśaṃ tryambakākhyamanuṃ japet || 23||
namaḥ śivāya sāmbāya haraye paramātmane |
praṇatakleśanāśāya yogināṃ pataye namaḥ || 24||
śatāṅgāyurmantraḥ |
oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ hrīṃ hraiṃ hraḥ
hana hana daha daha paca paca gṛhāṇa gṛhāṇa
māraya māraya mardaya mardaya mahāmahābhairava bhairavarūpeṇa
dhunaya dhunaya kampaya kampaya vighnaya vighnaya viśveśvara
kṣobhaya kṣobhaya kaṭukaṭu mohaya mohaya huṃ phaṭ
svāhā iti mantramātreṇa samābhīṣṭo bhavati ||
|| iti śrīmārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe mārkaṇḍeyakṛta mahāmṛtyuñjayastotraṃ
sampūrṇam ||
About This Stotram
Overview
The Maha Mrutyunjaya Stotram (Rudram Pasupatim) is a 23-verse Sanskrit hymn dedicated to Lord Shiva in his form as Maha Mrutyunjaya, the conqueror of death. It invokes Shiva in his aspect as Pasupati, lord of all beings, seeking protection from untimely death, calamity, and disease. The text follows Vedic-Tantric conventions with proper Rishi, Chhandas, and Devata designations and is attributed to the sage Markandeya.
What are the benefits of chanting Maha Mrutyunjaya Stotram?
- Appeasement of Mrutyunjaya for protection against death and illness
- Granting of prosperity and well-being
- Pacification of calamities and untimely death
- Spiritual liberation and relief from fear
When is the best time to recite this?
This stotram is recited during morning and evening prayers, and especially during times of illness or fear. It is also chanted on auspicious Shaiva occasions and during specific Shiva pujas.
What is the historical and traditional background?
The stotram is attributed to the sage Markandeya, who is central to Puranic lore about devotion to Shiva and the transcendence of death. Its structure, with Rishi, Chhandas, and Devata specifications, places it within the Vedic and Tantric ritual framework. The composition is associated with the Puranic period and reflects the Shaiva devotional tradition of invoking Shiva's fierce yet protective aspect. Its authorship by Markandeya lends it scriptural authority in the tradition of Shiva worship.
Available scripts
This text is available in 14 scripts: devanagari, tamil, telugu, kannada, malayalam, gujarati, bengali, iast, gurmukhi, oriya, assamese, sinhala, itrans, hk. Use the script selector above to switch between them.
Related Texts
- Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra — the seed mantra upon which this stotram is based, invoking the same form of Shiva
- Shiva Tandava Stotram — another hymn praising the power and cosmic forms of Lord Shiva