THE MAHAMRITYUANJAYA MANTRA

Mahamrityunjaya Mantra is called the "king" of all the Mantras. It is called the life-giving mantra. This mantra is also known as the Moksha Mantra and bestows the worshipper with health, wealth and long life apart from unveiling the mind of ignorance. It not only protects from diseases but in case of sincere, dedicated efforts it wards off circumstance of deaths and accidents. This mantra is a prayer to Lord Shiva. By chanting this Mantra divine vibrations are produces which envelopes the body like a protective shield and protects form evil forces and misfortunes of any kind. Every cell of the body pulsates to the powerful vibrations of this great death conquering mantra and ignites the fire of consciousness within.

Om : Welcome
Triyambakam: The three eyed one: Lord Shiva
Yajamahe: Omni present, one who is everywhere on all planes of existence and beyond
Sugandhim: Full of fragrance
Pushtivardhanam: One who is store house of strength and increase strength
Urvaaroo: Ripe cucumber
Kamiv: Separates
Bandhnaat: Form the bondage
Mrityoor: From death
Mookshiyee: Towards liberation, enlightenment, salvation.
Maa: Gives us
Amritaat: That bliss, ambrosia of liberation form the cycle of birth and death.

SUMMARY OF THE MANTRA:

Om tryambakam yajaamahe sugandhim pusthivardhanam |
Urvarukamiva bandhanat mrityormukshiya maa-amritaat ||
“Maha” - Great, “Mrityu” - Death, “Anjaya” - Victory

“Mahamrityunjaya” means “The great conqueror of death”. This mantra is dedicated to Lord Shiva, the supreme cosmic power, who has the potential to liberate one from the vicious cycle of birth and death. The meaning of the mantra is “Oh Lord Shiva! We welcome you - you are the possessor of three eyes (the power of intuition, knower of past, present and future, symbol of salvation, union of shiva and shakti). You are omnipresent (present everywhere - the earth plane, the astral plane, the heavenly plane), full of fragrance, storehouse and bestower of strength (body - health, mind - thought power, will power, concentration, soul - intuition).”, We surrender and pray - “As a ripe cucumber falls / detaches from the twinning at its own; in the same way bless us so that we may cherish natural death (devoid of accidents, diseases or natural calamities) and give us the nectar (ambrosia) of liberation (enlightenment, freedom) from the cycle of birth and death”.