Mantra and Meaning: Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra

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The Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra, also known as the Rudra Mantra or Tryambakam Mantra, is a powerful and ancient Vedic chant dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is believed to have the power to ward off death, overcome obstacles, and promote healing and longevity. The mantra is found in the Rigveda (RV 7.59.12) and is considered one of the most powerful Shiva mantras.

The Mantra

The Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra in Sanskrit is:

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ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् |
उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्मृत्योर्मुक्षीय माऽमृतात् ||

Transliteration

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Om Tryambakam Yajamahe Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam |
Urvarukamiva Bandhanan Mrityor Mukshiya Maamritat ||

Meaning

The mantra can be broken down and translated as follows:

  • Om: The primordial sound and universal consciousness.
  • Tryambakam: Refers to the three-eyed one, Lord Shiva.
  • Yajamahe: We worship, honor, or adore.
  • Sugandhim: The fragrant one, the one who is virtuous and filled with divine aroma.
  • Pushtivardhanam: The one who nourishes and strengthens all beings, bestowing spiritual and physical well-being.
  • Urvarukamiva: Like a cucumber (urvaruka) from its stem.
  • Bandhanan: From bondage (symbolizing worldly attachments or the cycle of life and death).
  • Mrityor: From death.
  • Mukshiya: Free us, liberate us.
  • Maamritat: Not from immortality (i.e., grant us the nectar of immortality, or let us not fall into the cycle of rebirth).

Full Interpretation

"We meditate on the three-eyed one (Lord Shiva) who permeates and nourishes all like a fragrance. May he free us from the bondage of worldly attachments and the cycle of life and death, granting us liberation and immortality."

This mantra is often recited for physical, emotional, and spiritual healing and is believed to offer protection from untimely death and bestow a long, healthy life.

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