About Mahamrityunjaya Mantra
The great death-conquering mantra of Lord Shiva for health, healing and liberation.
Mantra
Mantra 1
ओम् त्रयम्बकं यजामहे
सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम्
ऊर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्
मृत्योर् मुक्षीय मामृतात्
सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम्
ऊर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्
मृत्योर् मुक्षीय मामृतात्
Om Tryambakam Yajamahe
Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam
Urvarukamiva Bandhanan
Mrityor Mukshiya Maamritat
Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam
Urvarukamiva Bandhanan
Mrityor Mukshiya Maamritat
Meaning
Om - the primordial sound
Tryambakam - the three-eyed one (Lord Shiva)
Yajamahe - we worship and adore
Sugandhim - the fragrant one
Pushtivardhanam - the one who nourishes and strengthens
Urvarukamiva - like a ripe cucumber
Bandhanan - from the bondage of worldly existence
Mrityor - from death
Mukshiya - free me, liberate me
Maamritat - grant me immortality
We worship the three-eyed Lord Shiva who is fragrant and nourishes all beings. May He liberate us from death, just as a ripe cucumber is severed from its vine, and may He grant us immortality.