Mantra Database healingMahamrityunjaya Mantra

Vedic / Shaiva Tradition

Deity: Shiva as Mritunjaya (Conqueror of Death)

Mahamrityunjaya Mantra

Rudra MantraTrayambakam MantraMrita-Sanjivani Mantra

ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम्। उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान् मृत्योर्मुक्षीय माऽमृतात्॥

oṃ tryambakaṃ yajāmahe sugandhiṃ puṣṭivardhanam urvārukam iva bandhanān mṛtyor mukṣīya māmṛtāt

"We worship the three-eyed Shiva who is fragrant and nourishing. Like the ripe cucumber that separates from its vine, may we be liberated from death and not withheld from immortality."

Phonetic Guide

Om Try-am-ba-kam Ya-ja-ma-he. Su-gan-dhim Push-ti-var-dha-nam. Ur-va-ru-ka-mi-va Ban-dha-nan. Mrit-yor Muk-shee-ya Ma-am-ri-tat.

Rishi

Vasishtha

Chandas

Anushtup (32 syllables — 4 padas of 8 syllables each)

Syllables

Source

Rigveda 7.59.12

Mahamrityunjaya Mantra Sonic Transmission

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Usage Protocol

Ritual Precision

Timing

Brahma Muhurta (4-6 AM), Any time during illness or crisis

Direction & Posture

Face North (direction of Shiva). Padmasana or Vajrasana.

Repetitions

Minimum: 11 | Recommended: 108 (using Rudraksha (5-mukhi recommended))

Best for Purposes

Healing — physical, mental, emotionalLiberation from fear of deathProtectionLife transitionsGrief and loss

Resonance Hz396 Hz

Deep Analysis

Six Layers.

Simple Meaning

We pray to Shiva, the three-eyed lord of healing, to free us from the fear of death — not to let us escape life, but to release us from our clinging to it, just as a ripe fruit naturally separates from the vine.

Word-by-Word Breakdown

Sonic Anatomy.

ॐ

oṃ

Primordial sound, name of Brahman

त्र्यम्बकम्

tryambakam

The three-eyed one — Shiva (past, present, future; Ida, Pingala, Sushumna)

यजामहे

yajāmahe

We worship / we offer reverence

सुगन्धिम्

sugandhim

Fragrant — spiritually sweet, auspicious

पुष्टिवर्धनम्

puṣṭivardhanam

The nourisher of all; one who strengthens and sustains

उर्वारुकम्

urvārukam

The ripe cucumber (or similar gourd)

इव

iva

Like / as

बन्धनात्

bandhanāt

From bondage / from the vine / from attachment

मृत्योः

mṛtyoḥ

From death

मुक्षीय

#10

mukṣīya

May I be liberated / released

मा अमृतात्

#11

mā amṛtāt

Not from immortality — do not withhold immortality from me

Integration

Bringing Mahamrityunjaya Mantra
To Life.

"This is not a mantra for the dying — it is a mantra for the living who are trapped by the fear of dying. Chant it when you feel paralyzed by anxiety, loss, or the terror of failure. Let it remind you: the ripe fruit falls easily. Your task is to ripen — fully, completely — and release when the time comes."

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