To the Conqueror of Death, to Rudra, the Blue-Throated, to Śambhu; to the Lord of the nectar of immortality, to Śarva, to Mahādeva — salutation to you.
Seven names in one verse. It is often said after the Mahāmṛtyuñjaya mantra, as a prayer for health and long life.
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Original text
मृत्युञ्जयाय रुद्राय नीलकण्ठाय शम्भवे ।
अमृतेशाय शर्वाय महादेवाय ते नमः ॥
mṛtyuñjayāya rudrāya nīlakaṇṭhāya śambhave |
amṛteśāya śarvāya mahādevāya te namaḥ ||
Translation
To the Conqueror of Death, to Rudra, the Blue-Throated, to Śambhu; to the Lord of the nectar of immortality, to Śarva, to Mahādeva — salutation to you.
Translation by: Om Namah Shivay
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