Mrityunjaya Mantra: its translation & meaning

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Sutapa

@Sutapasima

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Posted: 8 years ago

this is played in the BG of the temple -Chandni's pallu -catching fire promo ...

Om trayambakam yajamahe sugandhim pushti vardhanam

Urva rukamiva vandhanan mrityormukshiya mamritat

word to word translation

om= the universal almighty

trayambakam= three eyed

yajamahe= we worship/adore/honour/revere

sugandhim =sweet fragrance

pushti = well nourished /thriving /prosperous /complete/full

vardhanam =one who nourishes/strengthens/causes well being/ increases health/gladdens/exhilarates

Urva rukam= disease/ attachment/obstacles

iva= just like /similar to

vandhanan= stem of gourd /attachments in life

mrityor= from death

mukshiya = free us /liberate us

ma = not

amritat =immortality /emancipation

OM we worship you adore you , Oh three eyed one O Shiva you are sweet gladness , the fragrance of life , who nourishes us, restores our health , and causes us to thrive .. just like the cucumber in the vine is freed from the vine after its stem weakens...so free us from attachment n death and do not withhold immortality .

This verse is from the ancient sacred Hindu scripture Rigveda ... The last sukta is the 59th one .. It is the last verse of that sukta revering the Triambaka ...

The initial ones are adressed in reverence of the other powerful forms of universe worshipped by Hindus ...Indra (the creator of universe) Varuna (revered for force of the oceans ,skies/wind/ breeze) etc ...

Edited by Sutapasima - 8 years ago

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Posted: 8 years ago

Powerful,intense and yet soothing👏 The translation is just wow👍🏼

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Jesal

@LordLuminous

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Posted: 8 years ago

Clearly Advay has some sort of affinity to Shiva. I feel like the whole aspect of burning and the fact that fire is considered an element of destruction ties Advay to Shiva. Since Shiva is the Destroyer, and fire mainly destroys anything it touches.

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Man

@Manzz

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+ 6

Posted: 8 years ago

😃 😃 Thanks A Lot, Sutapa 😃 😃

😃 😃 😳 😳 😃 😃 😳 Fantastic Translation ! ! 😉 😆 😳 😃 Very Nice - ! ! 😳 😃 😉 😆 😉 😆

😃 😳 😃 😃 😃

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maryam

@Audrey.h.

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Posted: 8 years ago

Wow the translation is just ❤️

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PSharada

@PSharada

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Posted: 8 years ago

Thanks for this translation. It is said that if anyone utters Mrityunjaya Maha mantra before leaving home they will be protect by any accidents that might hinder his/her progress.