


The mantra is a request to Lord Shiva to lead us to the mountain of meditation, which is indeed Lord Shiva's abode. The seeker is more concerned with avoiding spiritual "death" rather than physical "death".

The Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra is a prayer to Lord Shiva (part of the hindu trinity, the lord of destruction, penance and meditation) for help in overcoming "death". May He protect us from all disease, poverty and fearĪnd bless us with prosperity, longevity and good health. We pray to Lord Shiva whose eyes are the Sun, Moon and Fire May He liberate us (mokshiya) from death (mrityor), for the sake of immortality (maamritaat). Who is fragrant (sugandhim) and nourishes (pushti) and grows (vardhanam) all beings.Īs the ripened cucumber (urvarukamiva) is automatically liberated (bandhanaan) from its bondage from the creeper when it fully ripens We worship Shiva - The Three-Eyed (tryambakam) Lord (yajamahe) Urvārukamiva bandhanān mrrityormokshiya māmrritāt. OM triyambakam yajāmahe sugandhim pushTivardhanam, MAHA MRITYUNJAYA MANTRA - ITS MEANING and AUDIO
