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Mahamrityunjaya Mantra (mahāmṛtyuṃjaya maṃtra)

The supreme Vedic life-nourishing Sanjeevani Mahamantra from the Rigveda conferring longevity, liberation, vitality, and freedom from all fears.

Source Scripture: Rigveda (7.59.12) / Shukla Yajurveda (3.60)
Traditional Author: Sage Markandeya / Sage Vasishtha
Script:
Meaning:
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Om tryambakaṃ yajāmahe sugandhiṃ puṣṭivardhanam | urvārukamiva bandhanānmṛ tyormukṣīya māmṛtāt ||

Padachheda (Word Breakdown) (English):
tryambakam: The Three-Eyed One (Lord Shiva)
yajāmahe: We worship, adore, and honor
sugandhim: The sweet-fragrant one, embodiment of divine virtues
puṣṭi-vardhanam: The nourisher and augmentor of health, vitality, and prosperity
urvārukam iva: Like a fully ripe melon or cucumber effortlessly freeing itself
bandhanāt: From the stalk / worldly and mortal bondage
mṛtyoḥ: From death, fear, and mortality
mukṣīya: May He liberate and free us
mā amṛtāt: Never from immortality / spiritual liberation (Moksha)

Word-by-Word Meaning (English):We worship the Three-Eyed Lord Shiva, who is fragrant and who nourishes and sustains all living beings. As a ripe fruit is effortlessly liberated from the bondage of its vine, may He liberate us from death and worldly bondage, and lead us into immortality.

Phala Shruti (Spiritual Merits) & Puja Method & Guidelines

Phala Shruti (Spiritual Merits) (English):

Dispels untimely death, heals severe illnesses, frees the devotee from the fear of mortality and cyclic rebirth, bestowing immortality of consciousness and supreme liberation (Moksha).

Puja Method & Guidelines (English):

Best chanted during Brahma Muhurta (dawn) or dusk with a Rudraksha mala (108 times), sitting in a meditative posture facing East or North.

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