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    The Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra is a sacred chant from the Rig Veda dedicated to Shiva. It is considered the "Great Death-Conquering Mantra" and is praised for its ability to overcome death and grant immortality. The mantra acknowledges Shiva's three eyes and pleas for liberation from attachment and death so that one may achieve immortality. Along with the Gayatri Mantra, it holds the highest place among mantras used for contemplation and meditation in Hinduism.

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    The Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra is a sacred chant from the Rig Veda dedicated to Shiva. It is considered the "Great Death-Conquering Mantra" and is praised for its ability to overcome death and grant immortality. The mantra acknowledges Shiva's three eyes and pleas for liberation from attachment and death so that one may achieve immortality. Along with the Gayatri Mantra, it holds the highest place among mantras used for contemplation and meditation in Hinduism.

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    The Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra is a sacred chant from the Rig Veda dedicated to Shiva. It is considered the "Great Death-Conquering Mantra" and is praised for its ability to overcome death and grant immortality. The mantra acknowledges Shiva's three eyes and pleas for liberation from attachment and death so that one may achieve immortality. Along with the Gayatri Mantra, it holds the highest place among mantras used for contemplation and meditation in Hinduism.

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    II Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra II

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    The Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra is a sacred chant from the Rig Veda dedicated to Shiva. It is considered the "Great Death-Conquering Mantra" and is praised for its ability to overcome death and grant immortality. The mantra acknowledges Shiva's three eyes and pleas for liberation from attachment and death so that one may achieve immortality. Along with the Gayatri Mantra, it holds the highest place among mantras used for contemplation and meditation in Hinduism.

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    II Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra II

    II Introduction to Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra II


    The great mantra dedicated to Shiva as Mrityunjaya is found in the Rig Veda. It is called the Maha Mrityunjaya mantra, the Great Death-Conquering mantra. It is a mantra that has many names and forms. It is called the Rudra mantra, referring to the furious aspect of Shiva; the Tryambakam mantra, alluding to Shiva's three eyes; and its is sometimes known as the MritaSanjivini mantra because it is a component of the "life-restoring" practice given to the primordial sage Shukra after he had completed an exhausting period of austerity. The Maha Mrityunjaya mantra is hailed by the sages as the heart of the Veda. Along with the Gayatri mantra it holds the highest place among the many mantras used for contemplation and meditation.

    I The Maha Mrityunjaya MantraII

    OM. Tryambakam yajamahe Sugandhim pushti-vardhanam Urvarukamiva bandhanan Mrityor mukshiya mamritat

    II Meaning of Maha Mrityunjaya MantraII

    OM. We worship and adore you, O three-eyed one, O Shiva. You are sweet gladness, the fragrance of life, who nourishes us, restores our health, and causes us to thrive. As, in due time, the stem of the cucumber weakens, and the gourd if freed from the vine, so free us from attachment and death, and do not withhold immortality.

    II Word to Word Meaning of Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra II


    OM Tryambakam Yajamahe Sugandhim Pushti Vardhanam Urvarukam Iva Bandhanan Mrityor Mukshiya Ma Amritat Almighty God three-eyed We worship, adore, honor, revere sweet fragrance A well-nourished condition, thriving, prosperous, full, and complete One who nourishes, strengthens, causes to increase (in health, wealth, well-being); who gladdens, exhilarates, and restores health; a good gardener disease, attachment, obstacles in life, and resulting depression Like, just as Stem (of the gourd); but more generally, unhealthy attachment From death Free us, liberate us not Immortality, emancipation

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