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Mahamrityunjaya Mantra
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, mahmtyujaya mantra or
The Mahamrityumjaya Mantra or Mahamrityunjaya Mantra (Sanskrit: or
mahmtyujaya mantra, lit. "Great Death-conquering Mantra"), also known as the Tryambakam Mantra, is a verse of the Rigveda (RV 7.59.12). It is

addressed to Tryambaka, "the three-eyed one", an epithet of Rudra, later identified with Shiva.[1 ][2 ] The verse also recurs in the Yajurveda (TS 1.8.6.i; VS
3.60).[1]

Contents
1 Mantra text
2 Literal Meaning of the Maha Mrityunjaya
Mantra
3 Origin
4 Significance
5 See also
6 References

Mantra text
The Mahamrityunjaya Mantra reads:
In Devanagari script:

[3]

In IAST transliteration:
om tryambaka yajmahe sugandhi puivardhanam
urvrukamiva bandhannmtyormukya m'mtt [4]

Literal Meaning of the Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra

Word-by-word meaning of the Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra:

aum = is a sacred/mystical syllable in Sanatan Dharma or Hindu religions, i.e. Hinduism, Jainism , Buddhism. Aum also appears in ancient
African religion i.e. Ancient Egyptian Religion (Kemetic). Aum appears in the Ancient Egyptian papyri of Leiden and Demotic). In Ancient
Egyptian Religion the sound 'Aum' is a Sacred word of power called Hekau.[5 ]

tryambakam = the three-eyed one (accusative case),

= tri + ambakam = three + eye

yajmahe = We worship , adore, honour, revere,

sugandhim = sweet smelling, fragrant (accusative case ),

pui = A well-nourished condition, thriving, prosperous , fullness of life,

vardhanam = One who nourishes, strengthens, causes to increase (in health, wealth, well -being); who gladdens , exhilarates, and restores
health; a good gardener,

- = pui+vardhanam =
his life fullness.

= pui vardhate anena tat (samas)= The one who nourishes someone else and gives

urvrukam -iva = like the cucumber or melon (in the accusative case ); or like a big peach.

Note: Some people have decomposed the compound urvrukam in this way: 'urva' means "vishal " or big and powerful or deadly; 'arukam'
means 'disease '. But urva ( ) does not mean 'vishal' in Sanskrit; Another possibility would be rva (root ), meaning 'to kill, hurt', which
could bend the translation to 'please eredicate all disease' as rva is in the imperitive mood. Another way: uru: big, large; rukam (in the
accusative case ): peach; iva: like.

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bandhann = "from captivity" {i.e. from the stem of the cucumber} (of the gourd); (the ending is actually long a, then -t, which changes
to n/anusvara because of sandhi)

Note: bandhann means bound down. Thus, read with urvrukam iva, it means 'I am bound down just like a cucumber (to a vine)'. If you
read it with mtyormukya it means 'liberate from the bounds of death'

mtyormukya = Free, liberate From death

:+

= mtyo + mukya= from death + free (Vedic usage)

m mtt can be translated in a number of different ways:

1) + = m + amtt = not + immortality, nectar
Translation would be: (Free me from death but) not from immortality.
2) ( ) + = m (short form of mm) + amtt = myself + immortality
Translation would be: Give me some life rejuvenating nectar
3) ( ) + = m (short form of mm) + amtt = myself + sure, definitely
Translation would be: Free me from certain death.

Origin
secret mantra , and Rishi Markandeya was the only one in the world who knew this mantra. The Moon was once in trouble, cursed by King Daksha. Rishi
Markandeya gave the Mahamritryunjaya Mantra to Sati, Daksha's daughter, for the Moon . According to another version this is the Bija mantra as
revealed to Rishi Kahola that was given by Lord Shiva to sage Sukracharya, who taught it to Rishi Dadhichi, who gave it to King Kshuva , through whom
it reached the Shiva Purana.[6]
It is also called the Rudra mantra , referring to the furious aspect of Lord Shiva; the Tryambakam mantra , alluding to Shiva's three eyes; and it is
sometimes known as the Mrita-Sanjivini mantra because it is a component of the "life-restoring" practice given to the primordial sage Sukracharya after
he had completed an exhausting period of austerity. Its Devata is Rudra or Lord Shiva in his fiercest and most destructive roopa or aspect. In the Vedas it
finds its place in three texts - a) the Rig veda VII .59.12, b) the Yajur Veda III.60, and c) the Atharva Veda XIV.1.17.[7 ]

Significance
It is said to be beneficial for mental, emotional and physical health [8] and to be a moksha mantra which bestows longevity and immortality. [9]
According to some puranas, the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra has been used by many Rishis as well as Sati during the time when Chandra suffered from the
curse of Prajapati Daksha. By reciting this mantra, the effect of the curse of Daksha, which could make him die, slowed, and Shiva then took Chandra
and placed it upon his head.
This mantra is addressed to Lord Shiva for warding off untimely death.[10] It is also chanted while smearing Vibhuti over various parts of the Body and
utilised in Japa or Homa (havan ) to get desired results. While its energy protects and guides the initiates a mantra re-links consciousness to its deeper and
more abiding nature and repetition of the mantra constitutes Japa, the practice of which develops concentration that leads to a transformation of
awareness. Whereas the Gayatri Mantra is meant for purification and spiritual guidance, the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra is meant for healing rejuvenation
and nurturance.[11]
The true meaning is as follows:
Tryambakam: The three eyed lord (Shiva) who sees what we can see but who also sees what we can not see. Hence 3 eyed. Yajamahe: Yajanam is
invocation; I invoke Sugandhim Prushti Vardhanama: Increase my good vasanas (not of material aspects like gold, money,sex, anger, the 6 enemies etc)
urvarikam eva bandhanat mrityur mokshiya ma mrutat: When i die my soul should leave the body as easily ( without attachment) as the cucumber falls
from its plant.

See also
Shri Rudram Chamakam
Karpuragauram Karunavtaaram
Om Namah Shivaya
Vibhuti

/Aum/Om
Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra Japa 1008 times daily LIVE @ 4.00 pm IST (http://mrityunjayamantra.com/live-mrityunjaya-japa-streaming-4-00-pm/)
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Mahamrityunjaya Mantra Sadhana Puja Anusthan Vidhi (http ://www.scribd.com/doc/79199212/Mahamrityunjaya-Mantra-Sadhana -Puja-AnusthanVidhi-%E0%A 4%AE%E0%A 4%B9%E0%A 4%BE-%E0%A 4%AE%E0%A 5%83%E0%A4%A 4%E0%A5%8D %E0%A 4%AF%E0%A 5%
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Mrityunjaya mantra for Original Vibhuti (http ://thirumoolarvibuthi.blogspot.in/)
[1] (http://www.swamij.com /mahamrityunjaya.htm)

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Sivananda (Swami.) (1981). Japa Yoga: a comprehensive treatise on mantra-sastra. Divine Life Society. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
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