Mahamrityunjaya mantra
The Mahamrityunjaya Mantra (महामृत्युंजय मंत्र, Mahāmṛtyuṃjaya Mantra , also called "big death besiegendes Mantra") Tryambakam mantra called is a verse from the Rig Veda . It turns to Tryambaka the "three-eyed god", an address for Rudra , who is later identified with Shiva . The verse is also mentioned in Yajurveda .
Together with the Gayatri (mantra) it is one of the most famous mantras of Hinduism .
The mantra in Devanagari is :
- त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम्।
- उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान् मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात्॥
In IAST inscription:
In the translation of the Rigveda by Karl Friedrich Geldner the verse reads:
- We sacrifice to Tryambaka, the fragrant one that increases prosperity.
- Like the pumpkin on a stick, I want to free myself from death, not from non-dying.