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The Rudra Mantra or Mahamrityunjaya Mantra (Sanskrit:
महामृत्युंजय मंत्र or महामृत्युञ्जय मन्त्र, mahāmṛtyuṃjaya mantra or mahāmṛtyuñjaya mantra, lit.
"Great Death-conquering Mantra"), also known as the Tryambakam Mantra, is a verse (sūkta) of the Rigveda (RV 7.59.12).
The sūkta is addressed to Tryambaka, "The Three-eyed One", an epithet of Rudra. It is identified with Shiva in Shaivism sect.
The verse also recurs in the Yajurveda (TS 1.8.6.i; VS 3.60).[1]
The Mahamrityunjaya Mantra reads:
ॐ त्र्य॑म्बकं यजामहे सु॒गन्धिं॑ पुष्टि॒वर्ध॑नम् ।
उ॒र्वा॒रु॒कमि॑व॒ बन्ध॑नान् मृ॒त्योर्मुक्षीय॒ मा ऽमृता॑त् ।
oṃ tryambakaṃ yajāmahe sugandhiṃ puṣṭi-vardhanam
urvārukam iva bandhanān mṛtyor mukṣīya mā 'mṛtāt
अम्बक ambaka = "eye"
वर्धन vardhana = "increase, growth"
This mantra is also called the Rudra mantra, referring to the furious aspect of Shiva; the Tryambakam mantra, alluding to Shiva's three eyes; and it is sometimes known as the Mrita-Sanjivinimantra (lit., "Reviver of the dead") because it is a component of the "life-restoring" practice given to the primordial sage Śukracharya after he had completed an exhausting period of austerity.. Its Devata (patron deity) is Rudra, i.e., Shiva in his fiercest and most destructive roopa or aspect. In the Vedas it finds its place in three texts - a) the Rig veda VII.59.12, b) the Yajur Veda III.60, and c) the Atharva Veda XIV.1.17.
SignificanceIt is said to be beneficial for mental, emotional and physical health and to be a moksha mantra which bestows longevity and immortality.
According to some puranas, the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra has been used by many rishis as well as Sati during the time when Chandra suffered from the curse of Prajapati Daksha. By reciting this mantra, the effect of the curse of Daksha, which could make him die, slowed, and Shiva then took Chandra and placed it upon his head.
This mantra is addressed to Shiva for warding off untimely death. It is also chanted while smearing Vibhuti over various parts of the Body and utilised in Japa or Homa (havan) to get desired results. While its energy protects and guides the initiates a mantra re-links consciousness to its deeper and more abiding nature and repetition of the mantra constitutes Japa, the practice of which develops concentration that leads to a transformation of awareness. Whereas the Gayatri Mantra is meant for purification and spiritual guidance, the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra is meant for healing rejuvenation and nurturance.
The Rudra Mantra or Mahamrityunjaya Mantra (Sanskrit:
महामृत्युंजय मंत्र or महामृत्युञ्जय मन्त्र, mahāmṛtyuṃjaya mantra or mahāmṛtyuñjaya mantra, lit.
"Great Death-conquering Mantra"), also known as the Tryambakam Mantra, is a verse (sūkta) of the Rigveda (RV 7.59.12).
The sūkta is addressed to Tryambaka, "The Three-eyed One", an epithet of Rudra. It is identified with Shiva in Shaivism sect.
The verse also recurs in the Yajurveda (TS 1.8.6.i; VS 3.60).[1]
The Mahamrityunjaya Mantra reads:
ॐ त्र्य॑म्बकं यजामहे सु॒गन्धिं॑ पुष्टि॒वर्ध॑नम् ।
उ॒र्वा॒रु॒कमि॑व॒ बन्ध॑नान् मृ॒त्योर्मुक्षीय॒ मा ऽमृता॑त् ।
oṃ tryambakaṃ yajāmahe sugandhiṃ puṣṭi-vardhanam
urvārukam iva bandhanān mṛtyor mukṣīya mā 'mṛtāt
- ॐ aum = is a sacred/mystical syllable Aum in Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism & Sikhism
- त्र्यम्बकम् tryambakam = the three-eyed one (accusative case)
अम्बक ambaka = "eye"
- यजामहे yajāmahe = "we worship, we sacrifice" (1st person plural present indicative
- ātmanepada of *yaj-)
- सुगन्धिम् sugandhim = "the fragrant, the virtuous, the supreme being" (accusative case),
- पुष्टिवर्धनम् puṣṭi + vardhanam = "the bestower of nourishment, wealth, perfection" (compound
- word, accusative case), literally "him who possesses the growth of nourishment"
वर्धन vardhana = "increase, growth"
- उर्वारुकम् urvārukam = "fruit, a kind of cucumber" (neuter, nominativ case);
- इव iva = "as"
- बन्धनान् bandhanān = "from bondage, from the stalk/stem" (ablative case, the ending is
- actually -āt, which changes to -ān because of sandhi)
- मृत्योः mṛtyoḥ = "from death" (ablative case from mṛtyuḥ)
- मुक्षीय mukṣīya = "may I be freed/released" (1st person singular present optative ātmanepada of the root muc-)
- मा ऽमृतात् mā 'mṛtāt = "not (mā) from immortality (amṛtāt)" (ablative case from amṛtam): negative particle mā is also constructed together with mukṣīya.
This mantra is also called the Rudra mantra, referring to the furious aspect of Shiva; the Tryambakam mantra, alluding to Shiva's three eyes; and it is sometimes known as the Mrita-Sanjivinimantra (lit., "Reviver of the dead") because it is a component of the "life-restoring" practice given to the primordial sage Śukracharya after he had completed an exhausting period of austerity.. Its Devata (patron deity) is Rudra, i.e., Shiva in his fiercest and most destructive roopa or aspect. In the Vedas it finds its place in three texts - a) the Rig veda VII.59.12, b) the Yajur Veda III.60, and c) the Atharva Veda XIV.1.17.
SignificanceIt is said to be beneficial for mental, emotional and physical health and to be a moksha mantra which bestows longevity and immortality.
According to some puranas, the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra has been used by many rishis as well as Sati during the time when Chandra suffered from the curse of Prajapati Daksha. By reciting this mantra, the effect of the curse of Daksha, which could make him die, slowed, and Shiva then took Chandra and placed it upon his head.
This mantra is addressed to Shiva for warding off untimely death. It is also chanted while smearing Vibhuti over various parts of the Body and utilised in Japa or Homa (havan) to get desired results. While its energy protects and guides the initiates a mantra re-links consciousness to its deeper and more abiding nature and repetition of the mantra constitutes Japa, the practice of which develops concentration that leads to a transformation of awareness. Whereas the Gayatri Mantra is meant for purification and spiritual guidance, the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra is meant for healing rejuvenation and nurturance.
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