CLASSICAL MANTRA
Mahamrityunjaya Mantra
Mahamrityunjaya
Shiva
The auspicious one · Mondays, Pradosh tithi, Maha Shivaratri
The mantra
ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम्। उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात्
oṃ tryambakaṃ yajāmahe sugandhiṃ puṣṭivardhanam. urvārukamiva bandhanānmṛtyormukṣīya māmṛtāt
We worship the three-eyed one, fragrant, who nourishes all. Like a ripe cucumber falling free of its vine, may we be released from the bondage of mortality, but not from immortality.
What this mantra does
The traditional health and longevity mantra of the Vedic corpus. Useful during illness, bereavement, surgery, and long Saturn or Rahu transits.
When to chant
Daily, in any season of life. Especially during illness (one's own or a loved one's), bereavement, surgery, and during long Saturn or Rahu transits.
Recommended count: 108 times daily
Classical sources
Rigveda 7.59.12; Yajurveda recensions; centrepiece of Shaiva practice
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