Maha Mrityunjay Mantra
OM
NAMAH SHIVAY
The Maha Mrityunjay is a mantra that is said
to rejuvenate, bestow health, wealth, a long life, peace, propsperity and
contentment. The Mantra is a centuries old technique of connecting one to pure
consciousness and bliss.
The prayer is addressed to LORD SHIVA. By chanting this Mantra, Divine
vibrations are generated which ward off all the negative and evil forces and
create a powerful protective shield. And it is said to protect the one who
chants against accidents and misfortunes of every kind. It is a vibration that
pulsates through every cell, every molecule of our body and tears away the veil
of ignorance. It ignites a fire within us that consumes all our negativity and
purifies our entire system. It is also said to have a powerful healing of
diseases declared uncurable even by the doctors. It is a Mantra to conquer death
and connects us to our own inner divinity.
Known as the Moksha Mantra of Lord Shiva, Maha Mrityunjay evokes the Shiva
within and removes the fear of death, liberating one from the cycle of death and
rebirth.
Maha Mrityunjay
Mantra
Om Tryamlakam Yajamahe
Sugandhim Pusti - vardhanam |
Urva - rukamiva Bandhanan
Mrtyor - muksheeya Ma - amritat ||
Meaning :
Om. We worship The Three-Eyed Lord Shiva who is fragrant and who
increasingly nourishes the devotees. Worshipping him may we be liberated from
death for the sake of immortality just as the ripe cucumber easily separtes
itself from the binding stalk.
Explanation :
The mantra is a prayer to Lord Shiva who is addressed as Sankara and
Trayambaka. Sankara is sana (blessings) and Kara (the Giver). Trayambaka is the
three eyed one (where the third eye signifies the giver of knowledge, which
destroys ignorance and releases us from the cycle of death and rebirth).
Shiva Prarthana :
Om Namastestu Bhagavan
Visvesaraya Mahadevaya
Trayambakaya Tripurantakaya
Trikagni - Kalaya
Kalagni - Rudraya Nil - Kanthaya Mrityunjaya
Sarvesvaraya Sadadhivaya
Sriman Mahadevaya Namah.
Meaning :
Om. I bow down to Lord Shiva, who is the creator and protector of the universe,
who is the greatest among gods, who has three eyes, who is the annihilator of
all the three worlds, one whose throat is blue, who is the conqueror of death,
who is the Lord of all, who is propitious who is possessed of all marks of
greatness and who is the greatest among Gods. To him my prostrations.
Namaskar Mantra
:
Om Namah Sambhavaya Cha
Mayaobhavaya Cha
Namah Shankaraya Cha
Mayaskaraya Cha
Namah Shivaya Cha
Shivtaraya Cha
Meaning :
O Almighty God. Thou art the supreme source of all worldly and divine pleasures.
Thou art the impeller of our physical and spiritual advancement. O supreme
Father ! We pay our humble obeisance to Thee.
Shiva Dhun :
Shivo Bhokta, Shiva Bhojya
Shivo Karta, Shivah Karma
Shivah Karanatmakah
Meaning :
Shiva is the experiencer and the highest object of experience. Shiva is the goal
of Sadhana. There is nothing apart from Shiva. There is nothing other than
Shiva.
Whatever there is, is Shiva. There is nothing, which is not Shiva. There is no
place, which is not Shiva. There is no time, which is not Shiva. To be aware of
this is to be aware of Shiva.
When to Chant
:
Chanting the Maha Mrityunjay Mantra with sincerity, faith and devotion in Bramha
Muhurata is very beneficial. But one can also chant it anytime in a pure
environment with great benefit and discover the happiness that's already within.