shivamrityunjayamanasa-pujashankaracharya

Mrityunjaya Manasika Puja Stotram

मृत्युञ्जय मानसिक पूजा स्तोत्रम् in English · English

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✦ Meaning

The Mrityunjaya Manasika Puja Stotram, attributed to Adi Shankaracharya, is a hymn of 'mental worship' (manasa puja) of Shiva as Mrityunjaya, the conqueror of death. Since the Lord pervades all, the devotee offers — purely in imagination — a jewelled seat, sacred bath, garments, sandal, flowers, food, music, dance and prostrations, then surrenders all actions as worship and prays for forgiveness and protection. Its closing verse promises that one who recites it daily with devotion conquers death and attains the imperishable state of Shiva.

Origin & Story

Shaiva stotra corpus attributed to Adi Shankaracharya · Adi Shankaracharya (traditionally) · c. 8th century CE

This hymn belongs to the tradition of manasa-puja stotras in which the worshipper, recognising that the all-pervading Lord needs nothing external, offers the entire sixteen-fold service (shodashopachara) within the heart. Composed in the spirit of Shankaracharya's better-known Shiva Manasa Puja, it specifically invokes Shiva as Mrityunjaya — the vanquisher of death — and culminates, like that hymn, in the surrender of all one's faults and actions, and the famous declaration that everything one does is itself worship of Shambhu.

✦ As told in scripture

Because it invokes Mrityunjaya, the conqueror of death, this manasa puja is traditionally recited at the bedside of the sick and the aged for healing and a long life; devotees hold that even one who cannot rise to perform external worship can, by offering this heartfelt mental puja, receive Shiva's protection and a peaceful, liberated passing.

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Complete Text with Meaning

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Verse 1

Kailase Kamaniya-Ratna-Khachite Kalpadrum-Mule Sthitam Karpura-Sphatik-Endu-Sundara-Tanum Katyayani-Sevitam Ganga-Tunga-Taranga-Ranjita-Jata-Bharam Kripa-Sagaram Kantha-Alankrita-Shesha-Bhushanam-Amum Mrityunjayam Bhavaye (1)

Meaning:I meditate upon Mrityunjaya, the conqueror of death — seated at the foot of the wish-granting Kalpa tree on the jewel-studded Kailasa, his lovely body fair as camphor, crystal and the moon, attended by Katyayani (Parvati); the ocean of compassion whose matted hair is graced by the lofty waves of the Ganga and whose throat-ornament is the serpent Shesha.

Verse 2

Agatya Mrityunjaya Chandra-Maule Vyaghra-Ajina-Alankrita Shula-Pane Sva-Bhakta-Samrakshana-Kamadheno Prasida Vishveshvara Pahi Shambho (2)

Meaning:Come, O Mrityunjaya, moon-crested one, trident-bearer adorned with the tiger-skin; O wish-cow that protects your devotees — be gracious, O Lord of the universe, protect me, O Shambhu!

Verse 3

Ratnaih Kalpitam-Asanam Hima-Jalaih Snanam Cha Divya-Ambaram Nana-Ratna-Vibhushitam Mriga-Mada-Amoda-Ankitam Chandanam Jati-Champaka-Bilva-Patra-Rachitam Pushpam Cha Dhupam Tatha Dipam Deva Daya-Nidhe Pashupate Hrit-Kalpitam Grihyatam (3)

Meaning:A seat fashioned of jewels, a bath of cool (snow) waters, divine raiment studded with many gems, sandal-paste fragrant with musk, flowers of jasmine, champaka and bilva leaves, and likewise incense and lamp — O God, ocean of mercy, Lord of beings, accept all this that I have fashioned in my heart.

Verse 4

Sauvarne Nava-Ratna-Khanda-Rachite Patre Ghritam Payasam Bhakshyam Pancha-Vidham Payo-Dadhi-Yutam Rambha-Phalam Panakam Shakanam-Ayutam Jalam Ruchikaram Karpura-Khanda-Ujjvalam Tambulam Manasa Maya Virachitam Bhaktya Prabho Svikuru (4)

Meaning:In a golden vessel set with the nine gems: ghee and sweet payasam, fivefold delicacies with milk and curd, plantain fruit and sweet drinks, a multitude of vegetables, delicious water, betel bright with camphor — all prepared by me in the mind; accept it, O Lord, with love.

Verse 5

Chhatram Chamarayor-Yugam Vyajanakam Cha-Adarshakam Nirmalam Vina-Bheri-Mridanga-Kahala-Kala Gitam Cha Nrityam Tatha Sa-Ashtangam Pranatih Stutir-Bahu-Vidha Hy-Etat-Samastam Maya Sankalpena Samarpitam Tava Vibho Pujam Grihana Prabho (5)

Meaning:A parasol, a pair of chowries, a fan and a spotless mirror; the music of vina, kettle-drum, mridanga and trumpet, with song and dance; prostrations laid flat in eightfold reverence and praises of many kinds — all this I offer you by resolve, O all-pervading Lord; accept my worship.

Verse 6

Atma Tvam Girija Matih Sahacharah Pranah Shariram Griham Puja Te Vishaya-Upabhoga-Rachana Nidra Samadhi-Sthitih Sancharah Padayoh Pradakshina-Vidhih Stotrani Sarva Giro Yad-Yat-Karma Karomi Tat-Tad-Akhilam Shambho Tava-Aradhanam (6)

Meaning:You are my very Self; Girija is my intellect; my life-breaths are your companions; my body is your temple; my every sensory enjoyment is your worship; my sleep is the state of samadhi; my walking is circumambulation of you; all my words are hymns to you. Whatever act I perform, all of it, O Shambhu, is your adoration.

Verse 7

Kara-Charana-Kritam Vak-Kaya-Jam Karma-Jam Va Shravana-Nayana-Jam Va Manasam Va-Aparadham Vihitam-Avihitam Va Sarvam-Etat-Kshamasva Jaya Jaya Karuna-Abdhe Shri-Mahadeva Shambho (7)

Meaning:Whatever wrong I have done — by hand or foot, by speech or body, by deed, by ear or eye, or in the mind; whether prescribed or forbidden — forgive all of it. Victory, victory to you, O ocean of compassion, O glorious Mahadeva, Shambhu!

Verse 8

Pujam Grihana Mama Mrityu-Hara Trinetra Mrityunjaya Tri-Bhuvan-Eshvara Nilakantha Nana-Vidha-Arti-Bhaya-Bhitam-Imam Prapannam Samraksha Mam Girisha Parvati-Natha Shambho (8)

Meaning:Accept my worship, O remover of death, three-eyed one; O Mrityunjaya, Lord of the three worlds, blue-throated one; protect me who have taken refuge in you, frightened by manifold afflictions and fears, O Girisha, Lord of Parvati, Shambhu!

Verse 9

Manasa-Pujanam-Etat-Pathanach-Chiva-Sannidhau Bhaktya Nityam-Atandritah Mrityunjayasya Kripaya Mrityum Jitva Naro Yati Shivam Padam-Avyayam (9)

Meaning:Whoever, free of laziness, daily and with devotion recites this mental worship in the presence of Shiva, conquers death by the grace of Mrityunjaya and attains the auspicious, imperishable state of Shiva.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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Kailase🔊On Mount Kailasa

Kalpadrum-Mule Sthitam🔊Seated at the foot of the wish-fulfilling (Kalpa) tree

Karpura-Sphatika-Indu-Sundara-Tanum🔊Whose beautiful body is fair like camphor, crystal and the moon

Katyayani-Sevitam🔊Served (attended) by Katyayani (Parvati)

Ganga-Tunga-Taranga🔊By the high waves of the Ganga

Mrityunjayam Bhavaye🔊I meditate upon Mrityunjaya (the conqueror of death)

Agatya🔊Having come (please come, be present)

Sva-Bhakta-Samrakshana-Kamadheno🔊O wish-cow (Kamadhenu) for the protection of your devotees

Ratnaih Kalpitam-Asanam🔊A seat fashioned of jewels (offered mentally)

Hrit-Kalpitam Grihyatam🔊Please accept what is fashioned (offered) in the heart

Payasam🔊Sweet rice-pudding (offered as naivedya)

Tambulam Manasa Maya Virachitam🔊Betel offering prepared by me in the mind

Gitam Cha Nrityam🔊Song and dance (offered in worship)

Sankalpena Samarpitam🔊Offered through resolve / mental intention

Atma Tvam Girija Matih🔊You are my Self; Girija (Parvati) is my intellect

Yad-Yat-Karma Karomi Tat-Tad-Akhilam Shambho Tava-Aradhanam🔊Whatever action I perform, all of it, O Shambhu, is your worship

Kara-Charana-Kritam ... Aparadham🔊Faults committed by hands, feet, speech, body, mind, etc.

Sarvam-Etat-Kshamasva🔊Forgive all of this

Mrityum Jitva🔊Having conquered death

Shivam Padam-Avyayam🔊The auspicious, imperishable abode (of Shiva)

Benefits of Chanting मृत्युञ्जय मानसिक पूजा स्तोत्रम्

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Teaches manasa puja — complete worship of Shiva performed within the mind, needing no external materials

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Invokes Shiva as Mrityunjaya, the conqueror of death, for health, healing and protection from untimely death

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The sixth verse (Atma Tvam Girija Matih) trains the seeker to offer every act as worship of the Lord

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Includes a heartfelt prayer for forgiveness of all faults (kshamapana)

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The phalashruti promises victory over death and the attainment of Shiva's imperishable state

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Ideal for those who cannot perform elaborate external puja — worship through pure devotion and imagination

How to Chant मृत्युञ्जय मानसिक पूजा स्तोत्रम्

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Best TimePradosha Kaal, Mondays, Maha Shivaratri, and during illness or for longevity

Sit calmly before a Shiva Lingam or image, or simply close the eyes, and recite the verses while vividly imagining each offering being made to Mrityunjaya — the seat, the bath, garments, sandal, flowers, food, music, dance and prostrations. Dwell especially on the sixth verse, surrendering all your actions, senses and very self to Shiva. End with the prayer for forgiveness and the phalashruti. It pairs beautifully with the Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra and is often recited for the health and long life of oneself or a loved one.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete मृत्युञ्जय मानसिक पूजा स्तोत्रम् written in the English script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

Manasika (or Manasa) Puja means 'mental worship' — performing the entire ritual of worship within the mind through vivid imagination, offering the deity a seat, bath, garments, food, music and so on, without any physical materials. It is considered a very high form of worship because it depends purely on devotion and concentration.

Mrityunjaya means 'the conqueror of death'. It is a name of Shiva, especially in his aspect that overcomes death and grants longevity and liberation. The same aspect is invoked by the famous Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra (Om Tryambakam Yajamahe).

This celebrated verse turns the whole of life into worship: it declares that Shiva is one's very Self, that one's intellect is Parvati, one's body is his temple, sleep is samadhi, walking is circumambulation, and every word a hymn — so that whatever one does becomes adoration of Shiva. It is also famously recited at the close of conventional puja.

The closing phalashruti states that whoever recites this manasa puja daily, with devotion and free of laziness, conquers death by the grace of Mrityunjaya and attains 'Shivam Padam Avyayam' — the auspicious, imperishable state of Shiva (liberation).