ॐ श्री गुरुभ्यो नमः ॐ श्री शिवानन्दाय नमः ॐ श्री चिदानन्दाय नमः
Excerpts from Swami Sivananda‘s book on Japa Yoga
Swami Sivananda Saraswathi of The Divine life Society
Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra :
ॐ त्र्यंबकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम्।
उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्मृत्योर्मुक्षीय माऽमृतात्॥
Om Tryambakam yajamahe
Sugandhim pushtivardhanam;
Urvarukamiva bandhanaan-
Mrityormuksheeya maamritaat.
Meaning of Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra :
“We worship the three-eyed One (Lord Siva) who is fragrant and who nourishes all beings; may He liberate me from death, for the sake of Immortality, even as the cucumber is severed from its bondage (of the creeper).”
1. This Maha-Mrityunjaya Mantra is a life-giving Mantra. In these days, when life is very complex, accidents are an everyday affair; this Mantra wards off deaths by snake-bites, lightning, motor-accidents, fire-accidents, cycle-accidents, water-accidents, air-accidents and accidents of all descriptions.
Besides, it has a great curative effect. Again, diseases pronounced incurable by doctors are cured by this Mantra, when chanted with sincerity, faith and devotion. It is a weapon against all diseases. It is a Mantra to conquer death.
2. It is also a Moksha-Mantra. It is Lord Siva’s Mantra. It bestows health (Arogya), long life (Deergha-Ayus), peace (Santi), wealth (Aisvarya), prosperity (Pushti), satisfaction (Tushti) and finally Immortality (Moksha).
3. On your birthday, repeat this Mantra one lakh times, or at least 50,000 times, perform Havan and feed Sadhus, the poor and the sick. This will bestow on you health, long life, peace, prosperity and Moksha.
Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra Chant : 108 Times
Readers may also like to listen to ‘Shiva Mahimna Stotram of Pushpadanta’, and the Vedic Chant ‘Rudram‘, From The Immortal Hindu Scriptures, once again sacred chants on Lord Shiva
