Mahā-mṛtyuñjaya mantra

Canonical source text

ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् । उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्मृत्योर्मुक्षीय माऽमृतात् ॥

IAST transliteration

Close translation

We worship Tryambaka, the fragrant one who increases fullness. Like a cucumber from its stem, may I be released from death, not from immortality.

Reader-friendly meaning

A Vedic prayer for release from the grip of dying while remaining in the stream of life. It is not a bargain for endless years.

Meenananda editorial explanation

Households recite this in illness, in Śiva’s days, and in ordinary dusk. The Ashram hears it as a turning toward the Three-eyed with trust, not as a purchased shield. Healing of the body remains with a physician; this sound keeps courage.

Practice context

Recite with a quiet mouth. Do not attach a guaranteed medical outcome to the count.