Svecchāmṛtyu (Sanskrit: स्वेच्छामृत्यु, lit. 'self-willed death'), also called Icchāmṛtyu (Sanskrit: इच्छामृत्यु, lit. 'willed-death') is a Sanskrit concept in Hinduism meaning "self-willed death". In Hindu mythology, a number of beings gain the boon of svecchāmṛtyu in reward for their actions, allowing them to choose their time and manner of death.
In the Mahabharata, King Shantanu is stated to have granted the boon of svecchāmṛtyu to his son Bhishma for his selflessness, allowing him to choose the time and manner of his own death.[1]
Indra is stated to have granted Hanuman svecchāmṛtyu in acknowledgement of the deity's resilience after surviving the attack of his thunderbolt.[2]
Tantrismedit
The Svadhishthana Chakra is the abode of the tattva apas; one conquers death with the awakening of this chakra.[3] As one of the twenty-six siddhis that form part of Kundalini yoga, icchāmṛtyu siddhi gives the yogi the power to die at will.[4] According to Aurobindo, the sadhaka of Integral yoga aims at complete liberation from all attacks of illness, and the power to prolong life at will – icchāmṛtyu.[5]
According to popular belief, in the course of his visit to Amarnath cave, Swami Vivekananda is regarded to have had the vision of Shiva in the cave and was blessed with the boon of death-at-will (iccha-mrityu).[6] He had predicted that he would not live forty years, he did not.
Acquaintances of Mahatma Sisir Kumar and Pandit Dinabandhu Vedantaratna also attest to the fact that they have willed their own death.[7]
Referencesedit
^Mahabharata. Motilal Banarsidass. 2000. pp. 21, 355. ISBN9788120817197.
^Shivalik Prakashan, Delhi. Moral Values Indian Perspective Vol. 1 By Dr. Satya Vrat Shastri Shivalik Prakashan, Delhi. p. 62.
^Samael Aun Weor (2010). Kundalini Yoga: The Mysteries of Fire. Glorian Publishing. ISBN9781934206478. Chapter 6 S.No.28, 35
^Sadhu Santideva (2001). Encyclopaedia of Buddhist Tantra. Genesis Publishing. p. 380. ISBN9788177551440.
^Tulsidas Chatterjee (1970). Sri Aurobindo's Integral Yoga. Sri Aurobindo Ashram. p. 289.
^Bansi Pandit (2001). The Hindu Mind. New Age Books. p. 323. ISBN9788178220079.
^Mrinal Kanti Ghosh (July 2003). Life Beyond Death. Genesis Publishing. pp. 109–112. ISBN9788170200321.
December 18, 2023
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