vedic MantraDeity: Lord Shiva (Tryambaka)
Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra
महामृत्युञ्जय मन्त्रः
ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् । उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्म मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात् ॥
Oṁ Tryambakaṁ Yajāmahe Sugandhiṁ Puṣṭi-Vardhanam | Urvārukam Iva Bandhanān Mṛtyor Mukṣīya Māmṛtāt ||
Japa Counter:0 / 108
🔍Word-by-Word Meanings (पदार्थ)
त्र्यम्बकम् (Tryambakam)The Three-Eyed Lord who sees through past, present, and future
यजामहे (Yajāmahe)We worship, revere, and meditate upon
सुगन्धिम् (Sugandhim)The Fragrant One, exuding sweet spiritual virtue
पुष्टिवर्धनम् (Puṣṭi-vardhanam)The Nourisher who enhances vitality and spiritual growth
उर्वारुकमिव (Urvārukam iva)Like a ripe cucumber
बन्धनात् (Bandhanāt)From its attachment / vine stem
मृत्योः (Mṛtyoḥ)From mortality, fear, and death
मुक्षीय (Mukṣīya)May we be liberated and freed
मा (Mā)Not
अमृतात् (Amṛtāt)From immortality and divine realization
📖English Translation
“We worship the Three-Eyed Lord Shiva, who is fragrant and nourishes all beings. As a ripe cucumber effortlessly separates from its stem, so may He liberate us from death, bondage, and fear, without separating us from immortality.”
✨Spiritual Significance
Revealed to Sage Markandeya, this great life-giving mantra wards off accidents, grants inner courage, heals physical and psychic ailments, and releases the soul from the terror of death into the eternal peace of Shiva.
Recommended Recitations: 108 times
Auspicious Time: Early morning or when facing health challenges and transitions
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✓SOURCE VERIFIEDSource & Attribution Integrity
Canonical SourceRigveda Samhita 7.59.12 & Yajurveda Taittiriya Samhita 1.8.6