About Mrityunjaya Gayatri
The Gayatri form of the Mahamrityunjaya mantra for healing and longevity.
Mantra
Mantra 1
ओम् तत्पुरुषाय विद्महे
अमृतेशाय धीमहि
तन्नो रुद्रः प्रचोदयात्
अमृतेशाय धीमहि
तन्नो रुद्रः प्रचोदयात्
Om Tatpurushaya Vidmahe
Amriteshaya Dhimahi
Tanno Rudrah Prachodayat
Amriteshaya Dhimahi
Tanno Rudrah Prachodayat
Meaning
Om - the primordial sound
Tatpurushaya - to that supreme being
Vidmahe - may we know
Amriteshaya - to the lord of immortality
Dhimahi - we meditate
Tanno - may that
Rudrah - Rudra, the fierce healer
Prachodayat - inspire and enlighten
May we know that supreme being. We meditate upon the lord of immortality. May that Rudra inspire our intellect toward the nectar of immortality.