Shiva

Mahamrityunjaya Mantra

Sacred Sanskrit

ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम्। उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान् मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात्॥

Transliteration

oṃ tryambakaṃ yajāmahe sugandhiṃ puṣṭivardhanam urvārukamiva bandhanān mṛtyor mukṣīya mā'mṛtāt

Meaning & Significance

We worship the three-eyed Lord Shiva, who is fragrant and nourishes all beings. May He liberate us from the bondage of death, just as a ripe cucumber is released from its vine, and grant us immortality.