21 Feb 2020 HYN Himalayan Yoga Academy
In English : Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra
Om Tryambakam Yajamahe Sugandhim Pushthivardhanam
Urvaarukamiva Bandhanaan Mrityormuksheeya Maamritaat
In Sanskrit : Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra
ॐ त्र्य॑म्बकं यजामहे सु॒गन्धिं॑ पुष्टि॒वर्ध॑नम् ।
उ॒र्वा॒रु॒कमि॑व॒ बन्ध॑नान् मृ॒त्योर्मुक्षीय॒ मा ऽमृता॑त्
Meaning
Om, we offer our salutations to the three-eyed Lord (Shiva) for increasing the vitality and fragrance in us; to release us from the bondage of death so effortlessly as a ripe cucumber falls out of its creeper automatically. And may He bless me with immortality.
Brief Explanation
Om, the mystic sound, the primordial sound, is the fountainhead of all Vedic Chanting. It is made of letters A, U, and M, each pronounced separately and together. But what is beyond the utterance of the culminating “M” is the vibration that continues, the transcending word, the “ANAHATSHABDA”, the unstruck sound Anahat is beyond and before manifestation, the sound, Anahat is beyond and before manifestation, the sound that carves the soul to immortality on its stream. Shabdad generally means sound made by other forces, while Nada (NAD) is the primordial vibration, which creates, sustains, and dissolves all manifestations. It’s symbolic representation is as follows:
Brahma(Creator) Vishnu(Preserver) Mahesh(Destroyer)
Andre Can Lysebeth, a leading European teacher of Hatha Yoga, says that the sounding of Om and other mantric vocables gives a vibro-massage to various glands and vital organs in the thoracic cavity and the abdomen, stimulates deeper breathing, and tones the nervous system. But it is the influence on consciousness that concerns us in the yoga of meditation. Mundaka Upnishad says: “Om is the bow, the individual self is the arrow, the spirit is the target. One should then become one with it like the arrow that has penetrated the target.”
Trayambakam
Shiva, who is worshipped as the three-eyed god, has the third eye located between the eyebrows. This represents the eye of Wisdom, knowledge, destruction of worldly attachments, eg, Burning of ‘KAMA DEVA’ the god of beauty and love, by Shiva. The eye is OMNISCIENCE, conveying that all is perceived at all times, everywhere. It also represents the Agya Chakra of the Sadhaka to concentrate upon during meditation.
Yajamahe
Yagya means a sacrifice offered, this is a process of communication with the Divine by methods of submission. Surrender was established during the Yagya, physically performed, and the mantra yagya that will take place as a result of an unabated flow of love towards god.
Sugandhim
Literally means fragrance, gandha is smell, odour, suganda means good-smell, fragrance. The whole universe, which is the body of Shiva, is full of Divine Fragrance.
Pushtivardhanam
One who nourishes the infinite life, sustaining energy of the universe. The self-existing principle of life. The power behind all that is.
Urvarukamiz Bandhanaa
An appeal to Tryambaka (Shiva) to release the bound soul from the very bondage of birth and death. The individual bound by the power of maya is compared to the pumpkin attached to the creeper. “Urvarukam” means pumpkin, which, when ripe, is separated from the creeper; in other words, the creeper discards it. The soul ripened by his grace, freed from all the enmeshments of life, releases itself from the creeper of life.
Mrityu
Mrityu means its manifestations are seen and unseen. They are kshan mrityu, Prana Mrityu, Deha mrityu and maha mrityu. Death in many forms beyond our general awareness.
Importance of Mahamantra
This Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra is considered very powerful. When all medicines and treatments have failed, one should merely surrender to god and repeat this Divine name with devotion. Divine grace can work wonders. This is a Vedic mantra that has healing powers.
This Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra is specially meant to ward off calamities, accidents, adversities, and illnesses, etc. It is called Faith Healing and Prayer Healing.
When you chant the Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra with faith, your pranic flows begin to move. Your mental waves form a powerful pattern that boosts your physical well-being, extends your lifespan, and protects you from accidents. With a healthy body and a focused mind, you radiate beauty, draw inspiration, and feel energized. You succeed in every area of your life and develop a powerful, magnetic personality.
How to practice
Chant the Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra loudly with proper intonation. Producing resonance while chanting, following carefully the vibrations spreading throughout the body. Repeat 3 times loudly. Carefully record the effect in the mind. Repeat 3 times loudly and mentally and produce some pattern of resonance effect through out the body silently chanting shanty 3 times.