MRITYUNJAYA MANTRAM

MRITYUNJAYA MANTRAM

“ OM TRYAMBAKAM YAJAAMAHE

SUGANDHIM PUSHTI VARDHANA

MURVAARUKAMIVA BANDHANAAM

MRITYOOR MUKSHEEYA MA-AMRITAAT ”

"LET US WORSHIP SHIVA(THE THREE EYED ONE) WHO IS SACRED (FRAGRANT)AND

WHO NOURISHES ALL BEINGS. JUST AS THE RIPE CUCUMBER IS AUTOMATICALLY

RELEASED FROM ITS ATTACHMENT TO THE CREEPER,MAY WE BE LIBERATED

FROM(TOTAL IDENTIFICATION WITH) DEATH (OUR MORTAL BODY AND

PERSONALITY)AND BE GRANTED(REALISATION OF) OUR IMMORTALITY NATURE"

MRITHU = Death

JAYA = Victory

The mantra is so called because ,when chantedsincerely with reflection on its meaning, it can cnvey realisation ofour 'essential nature' which is beyond birth and death. In this way,it gives us victory over unquestioned assumptions and ignorance ofwhat we are.

OM = Symbol of underlying reality; mystic mantra for evoking heightented awareness

TRYAMBAKAM = The three - eyes, indicating shiva (consciousness) the third eye is the faculty of intuition and insight

YAJAAMAHE = We venerate or worship

SUGANDHIM = Fragrant when the third eyes is a awakened every thing become fragrant

PUSTI = Nourishes, reality nourishes (sustains or supports) every thing

VARDHANAM = Increases, one the yogic path, our understanding increases day by day

URVAARUKAMIVA = Automatically liberater

BANDHANAAM = Bondage

MRITYOOR = Death; ingnorance

MUkSHEEYA = Liberate

MAA – AMRITAAT = (realisation of)the immortal reality behind everything