Mahamrityunjaya Mantra

Om - The primordial sound. We worship the three-eyed One (Lord Shiva), who is fragrant and who nourishes all beings. May he liberate us from death, just as a ripe cucumber is released from its bondage (stem). May he not separate us from immortality.

ॐ - परम ब्रह्म का प्रतीक। हम त्रिनेत्र (तीन आंखों वाले शिव) की पूजा करते हैं, जो सुगंधित हैं और पोषण बढ़ाने वाले हैं। जैसे ककड़ी अपने बंधन (डंठल) से मुक्त होती है, वैसे ही हमें मृत्यु से मुक्त करें, अमृत से नहीं।

ॐ (Om) — The sacred syllable; the sound of the universe; Brahman त्र्यम्बकम् (Tryambakam) — The three-eyed one; referring to Lord Shiva यजामहे (Yajamahe) — We worship; we honor; we sacrifice to सुगन्धिम् (Sugandhim) — The fragrant one; one who spreads the fragrance of virtue पुष्टिवर्धनम् (Pushtivardhanam) — The one who increases nourishment; who augments well-being उर्वारुकम् (Urvarukam) — Cucumber; watermelon; a gourd that naturally detaches when ripe इव (Iva) — Like; just as बन्धनात् (Bandhanan) — From bondage; from the stem; from attachment मृत्योः (Mrityoh) — From death मुक्षीय (Mukshiya) — May I be liberated; may I be freed मा (Ma) — Not अमृतात् (Amritaat) — From immortality; from the nectar of eternal life

ॐ (Om) — The sacred syllable; the sound of the universe; Brahman त्र्यम्बकम् (Tryambakam) — The three-eyed one; referring to Lord Shiva यजामहे (Yajamahe) — We worship; we honor; we sacrifice to सुगन्धिम् (Sugandhim) — The fragrant one; one who spreads the fragrance of virtue पुष्टिवर्धनम् (Pushtivardhanam) — The one who increases nourishment; who augments well-being उर्वारुकम् (Urvarukam) — Cucumber; watermelon; a gourd that naturally detaches when ripe इव (Iva) — Like; just as बन्धनात् (Bandhanan) — From bondage; from the stem; from attachment मृत्योः (Mrityoh) — From death मुक्षीय (Mukshiya) — May I be liberated; may I be freed मा (Ma) — Not अमृतात् (Amritaat) — From immortality; from the nectar of eternal life

Literal: We worship the three-eyed Lord Shiva, who is fragrant and nourishes all. May he free us from death like a cucumber from its stem, but not from immortality. Spiritual: We seek the grace of the all-seeing Shiva to release us from the cycle of birth and death while granting us spiritual immortality. The cucumber metaphor represents natural, painless liberation - when we are spiritually ripe, we are released from mortal bondage. Philosophical:

हम तीन नेत्रों वाले सुगंधित पुष्टिवर्धन शिव की पूजा करते हैं। जैसे ककड़ी बंधन से मुक्त होती है, वैसे हमें मृत्यु से मुक्त करें, अमृत से नहीं।