Lord Shiva

mṛtasañjīvana kavaca stotram

(Mritasanjivana Kavacha Stotram in English (IAST))

From Rudrayamala Tantra

The Mritasanjivana Kavacha is a potent protective hymn dedicated to Lord Shiva, the conqueror of death, known as Mrityunjaya. Originating from the sacred Rudrayamala Tantra, this stotra acts as a spiritual armor for the devotee. Chanting this sacred text is believed to bestow longevity, dissolve the fear of death, and grant relief from grave illnesses and calamities. It invokes the divine grace of Lord Shiva to shield the practitioner from negativity, ensuring both physical vitality and spiritual liberation. Regular recitation is said to be among the most meritorious practices for gaining the protection of the Supreme Being.

evamārādhya gaurīśaṃ devaṃ mṛtyuñjayeśvaram |
mṛtasañjīvanaṃ nāmnā kavacaṃ prajapet sadā || 1 ||
sārātsārataraṃ puṇyaṃ guhyādguhyataraṃ śubham |
mahādevasya kavacaṃ mṛtasañjīvanāmakam || 2 ||
samāhitamanā bhūtvā śṛṇuṣva kavacaṃ śubham |
śṛtvaitaddivya kavacaṃ rahasyaṃ kuru sarvadā || 3 ||
varābhayakaro yajvā sarvadevaniṣevitaḥ |
mṛtyuñjayo mahādevaḥ prācyāṃ māṃ pātu sarvadā || 4 ||
dadhānaḥ śaktimabhayāṃ trimukhaṃ ṣaḍbhujaḥ prabhuḥ |
sadāśivo'gnirūpī māmāgneyyāṃ pātu sarvadā || 5 ||
aṣṭādaśabhujopeto daṇḍābhayakaro vibhuḥ |
yamarūpī mahādevo dakṣiṇasyāṃ sadāvatu || 6 ||
khaḍgābhayakaro dhīro rakṣogaṇaniṣevitaḥ |
rakṣorūpī maheśo māṃ nairṛtyāṃ sarvadāvatu || 7 ||
pāśābhayabhujaḥ sarvaratnākaraniṣevitaḥ |
varuṇātmā mahādevaḥ paścime māṃ sadāvatu || 8 ||
gadābhayakaraḥ prāṇanāyakaḥ sarvadāgatiḥ |
vāyavyāṃ mārutātmā māṃ śaṅkaraḥ pātu sarvadā || 9 ||
śaṅkhābhayakarastho māṃ nāyakaḥ parameśvaraḥ |
sarvātmāntaradigbhāge pātu māṃ śaṅkaraḥ prabhuḥ || 10 ||
śūlābhayakaraḥ sarvavidyānāmadhināyakaḥ |
īśānātmā tathaiśānyāṃ pātu māṃ parameśvaraḥ || 11 ||
ūrdhvabhāge brahmarūpī viśvātmādhaḥ sadāvatu |
śiro me śaṅkaraḥ pātu lalāṭaṃ candraśekharaḥ || 12 ||
bhrūmadhyaṃ sarvalokeśastrinetro locane'vatu |
bhrūyugmaṃ giriśaḥ pātu karṇau pātu maheśvaraḥ || 13 ||
nāsikāṃ me mahādeva oṣṭhau pātu vṛṣadhvajaḥ |
jihvāṃ me dakṣiṇāmūrtirdantānme giriśo'vatu || 14 ||
mṛtyuñjayo mukhaṃ pātu kaṇṭhaṃ me nāgabhūṣaṇaḥ |
pināki matkarau pātu triśūli hṛdayaṃ mama || 15 ||
pañcavaktraḥ stanau pātu udaraṃ jagadīśvaraḥ |
nābhiṃ pātu virūpākṣaḥ pārśvau me pārvatīpatiḥ || 16 ||
kaṭadvayaṃ girīśo me pṛṣṭhaṃ me pramathādhipaḥ |
guhyaṃ maheśvaraḥ pātu mamorū pātu bhairavaḥ || 17 ||
jānunī me jagaddhartā jaṅghe me jagadambikā |
pādau me satataṃ pātu lokavandyaḥ sadāśivaḥ || 18 ||
giriśaḥ pātu me bhāryāṃ bhavaḥ pātu sutānmama |
mṛtyuñjayo mamāyuṣyaṃ cittaṃ me gaṇanāyakaḥ || 19 ||
sarvāṅgaṃ me sadā pātu kālakālaḥ sadāśivaḥ |
etatte kavacaṃ puṇyaṃ devatānāṃ ca durlabham || 20 ||
mṛtasañjīvanaṃ nāmnā mahādevena kīrtitam |
sahasrāvartanaṃ cāsya puraścaraṇamīritam || 21 ||
yaḥ paṭheccṛṇuyānnityaṃ śrāvayetsu samāhitaḥ |
sa kālamṛtyuṃ nirjitya sadāyuṣyaṃ samaśnute || 22 ||
hastena vā yadā spṛṣṭvā mṛtaṃ sañjīvayatyasau |
ādhayovyādhayastasya na bhavanti kadācana || 23 ||
kālamṛtyumapi prāptamasau jayati sarvadā |
aṇimādiguṇaiśvaryaṃ labhate mānavottamaḥ || 24 ||
yuddhārambhe paṭhitvedamaṣṭāviṃśativārakam |
yuddhamadhye sthitaḥ śatruḥ sadyaḥ sarvairna dṛśyate || 25 ||
na brahmādīni cāstrāṇi kṣayaṃ kurvanti tasya vai |
vijayaṃ labhate devayuddhamadhye'pi sarvadā || 26 ||
prātarutthāya satataṃ yaḥ paṭhetkavacaṃ śubham |
akṣayyaṃ labhate saukhyamihaloke paratra ca || 27 ||
sarvavyādhivinirmuktaḥ sarvarogavivarjitaḥ |
ajarāmaraṇo bhūtvā sadā ṣoḍaśavārṣikaḥ || 28 ||
vicaratyakhilānlokānprāpya bhogāṃśca durlabhān |
tasmādidaṃ mahāgopyaṃ kavacaṃ samudāhṛtam || 29 ||
mṛtasañjīvanaṃ nāmnā devatairapi durlabham || 30 ||
iti vasiṣṭha kṛta mṛtasañjīvana kavaca stotram ||

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