Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra
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ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे
Om Tryambakaṃ Yajāmahe
सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् ।
Sugandhiṃ Puṣṭi-vardhanam
उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्
Urvārukam-iva Bandhanān
मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात् ॥
Mṛtyor Mukṣīya Mā'mṛtāt
Meaning
Om, we worship the three-eyed Lord,
the fragrant one, who nourishes and increases all;
as a cucumber is freed from its bond,
may we be freed from death, but not from immortality.
Original text: public domainAuthor: TraditionalPeriod: AncientTranslation & transliteration © YatraBeyond
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