Mrityunjayaya Rudraya
Shiva
Mantra
Traditional
Sanskrit
मृत्युंजयायMṛtyuṃjayāya:
To the conqueror of death रुद्रायRudraya: नीलकंठायNīlakaṇṭhāya:
To the source of auspiciousness, the benevolent one शंभवेśaṃbhave:
To Shambhu lAmriteshaya: अमृतेशायamṛteśāya:
To the lord of immortals शर्वायMahadevaya:
To the great god महादेवायmahādevāya:
To the great god तेte:
To you नम:Namaha:
Bow to, salutation ll
To the conqueror of death रुद्रायRudraya: नीलकंठायNīlakaṇṭhāya:
To the source of auspiciousness, the benevolent one शंभवेśaṃbhave:
To Shambhu lAmriteshaya: अमृतेशायamṛteśāya:
To the lord of immortals शर्वायMahadevaya:
To the great god महादेवायmahādevāya:
To the great god तेte:
To you नम:Namaha:
Bow to, salutation ll
This mantra eminates from Sri Rudram, present in the Krishna Yajurveda.
Mrityunjaya: The conqueror and victor over death.
Rudraya: The fierce, destructive, and transformative aspect of the divine.
Neelakanthaya: The blue-throated one (who drank cosmic poison to save the universe).
Shambhave: The benevolent, auspicious, and giver of happiness.
Amriteshaya: The lord of immortality and nectar.
Sarvaya: The remover of all suffering and the omnipresent one.
Mahadevaya: The supreme or greatest God.Te Namah: Salutations to you
Mrityunjayaya Rudraya Neelakanthaya Shambhave |
Amriteshaya Sharvaya Mahadevaya Te Namah ||
Translations
| Sanskrit | English | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| मृत्युंजयाय | To the conqueror of death | Mṛtyuṃjayāya |
| रुद्धाय | To Lord Rudra | Ruddhāya |
| नीलकंठाय | To the source of auspiciousness, the benevolent one | Nīlakaṇṭhāya |
| शंभवे | To Shambhu | śaṃbhave |
| अमृतेशाय | To the lord of immortals | amṛteśāya |
| सर्वाय | To all | sarvāya |
| महादेवाय | To the great god | mahādevāya |
| ते | To you | te |
| नमः | salutation | namaḥ |