Mahamrityunjaya Mantra

Om trayambakam yajamahe Sugandhim pushtivardhanam
Urvarukamiva bandhanaan Mrityormukshiya mamritat

Om, we worship three - eyed Lord Shiva, who is full of fragrance and who nourishes us all. May he liberate us from death and lead us to eternal salvation in the same manner as the ripe cucumber is severed from bondage of the creeper.

• The Mahamrityunjaya Mantra also called the Tryambakam Mantra, is a verse of the Rigveda (RV 7.59.12). It is addressed to Tryambaka "the three-eyed one", an epithet of Rudra, later identified with Shiva. The verse also recurs in the Yajurveda.

• It is a potent combination of sounds that, if repeated with faith, dedication and perseverance over a period of time, leads, not only to victory over the fear of death, but eventually to victory over death itself or moksha (liberation). It is therefore known as a ‘moksha mantra’. 

• It is stimulating and heating (unlike the Gayatri mantra, which is soothing and cooling).

• It bestows longevity, and is designed to cure illness.

• It wards off evil or negative forces by creating a protective psychic shield around the practitioner.

• It is said to destroy sorrow and poverty, and to fulfill all of one’s desires.

• Anyone who wishes to remove obstacles in life and overcome difficult situations or illness should repeat this mantra regularly.