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Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra and its meaningIn hinduism  on December 1, 2008  at 12:15 pm 

There are very few mantras that stand on par with Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra (also

known as Mahamrityunjay Mantra, Rudra Mantra, Tryambakam Mantra or Maha

Sanjivini Mantra). This mantra is said to have the power to remove all sufferings, ward off 

all evils, remove diseases and bestow the aspirant with health and energy. And it is said

that when this mantra is it chanted w ith great devotion and serious contemplation it is said

that the knowledge of this birth and death cycle is revealed to the aspirant. And thus it

helps in overcoming the fear of death.

The literal translation of this name means Great Death-conquering Mantra. This mantra is

from the Vedas. It is written in the Yajur Veda (3-60). This mantra worships a three-eyed

deity commonly identified with Lord Shiva. It is also called Tryambakam Mantra or Mrita-

Sanjivini mantra or Rudra Mantra. The reason for it being named Tryambakam Mantra is

self explanatory because it worships a three-eyed deity. Similary, since the mantra observes

Shiva in His fiery aspect of Rudra, it is also called Rudra Mantra.

The name Mrita-Sanjivini mantra has a story behind it. It is said that Sage Sukracharya

accepted a challenge of Lord Indra and took up a rigorous penance of hanging upside

down from a tree with his face being fanned with fumes of a fire direcly beneath his

hanging body. And after Sukracharya did this for Vimsottari dasa period (twenty years),

Lord Shiva appeared before him and give him this Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra to restore his

physical condition. Hence the name Maha Sanjivini Mantra.

The Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra can be chanted by anybody. It is important one

understands the meaning of this mantra word for word before chanting it. That’s because

 by knowing the meaning, the aspirant can easily contemplate on the aspect of birth and

death cycle.

So here’s the Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra and its translation:

Om tryambakam yajamahe sugandhim pusti vardhanam

Urvarukamiva bandhanan mrtyor mukshiya mamritat

Translation:

Om. We worship and adore you, O three-eyed one, O Shiva. You are sweet

gladness, the fragrance of life, who nourishes us, restores our health, and

causes us to thrive. As, in due time, the stem of the cucumber weakens, and the

gourd is freed from the vine, so free us from attachment and death, and do not

 withhold immortality.

Here’s a word by word translation of the Mahamrityunjay Mantra:

tri-ambaka-m “the three-eyed-one”

yaja-mahe “we praise”

sugandhi-m “the fragrant”

usti-vardhana-m “the prosperity-increaser”

urvaruka-m “disease, attachment, obstacles in life, and resulting depression”

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iva “-like”

bandhanat “from attachment Stem (of the gourd); but more generally, unhealthy 

attachment”

mrtyor “from death”

mukshiya “may you liberate”

ma “not”

amritat realization of immortality 

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 As said earlier anybody can chant this mantra. Only condition is that you must fully 

understand the meaning of each and every word of the mantra and contemplate upon the

aspect of life and death during typing the chant.

 You can type the chant or you can do mental japa while ‘copy-pasting’ the mantra in the

chant box to keep count of your repetitions.

Chanting this early in the morning is a very good practice. However, you can chant this

mantra any time of the day too.

Keep a regular time aside for the chant and try to keep up the same time everyday. See to it

that you are spending at least ten minutes on the conplation of Mahamrityunjay mantra.

 You can start now!

 

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