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MantraShiv
Mahamrityunjaya Mantra
महामृत्युञ्जय मन्त्र
॥Devanagari॥
ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् । उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्मृत्योर्मुक्षीय माऽमृतात् ॥
Transliteration
Om Tryambakam yajamahe sugandhim pushti-vardhanam · Urvarukam-iva bandhanan-mrityor-mukshiya ma-amritat
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Meaning
We worship the three-eyed One, the fragrant, the nourisher. As the cucumber is freed from its stem at ripeness, may we be freed from death — but not from immortality.
When & why
Recited for healing, protection from fear, and on Mondays — the day of Shiva.
Traditional benefits
Healing, longevity, release from fear of death. The single most-chanted Shiva mantra in India.
Source: Rigveda 7.59.12
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