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Template:Hinduism The Mahamrityunjaya Mantra (Template:Lang-sa), also known as the Rudra Mantra or Tryambakam Mantra, is a verse (ṛc) of the Rigveda (RV 7.59.12). The ṛc is addressed to Tryambaka, "The Three-eyed One", an epithet of Rudra who is identified with Shiva in Shaivism. The verse also recurs in the Yajurveda (TS 1.8.6;[1][2][3] VS 3.60[4]).
The mantra
The Mahamrityunjaya Mantra reads:
Translation by Jamison and Brereton:[6]
- "We sacrifice to Tryambaka the fragrant, increaser of prosperity.
Like a cucumber from its stem, might I be freed from death, not from deathlessness."
Origin
The mantra first appears in RV 7.59.12, which is a composite hymn attributed to Vasiṣṭha Maitrāvaruṇi. The last four verses (in which the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra is found) are late additions to the hymn, and they make references to the Sākamedha, the last of the four-monthly rituals. The Sākamedha ends with an oblation to Rudra Tryambaka, which is why the last verse of the four is addressed to Tryambaka.[6]
Significance
Hindus believe the mantra is beneficial for mental, emotional, and physical health and consider it a moksha mantra which bestows longevity and immortality.[7]
It is chanted while smearing vibhuti over various parts of the body and utilised in japa (mantra repetition) or homa (religious offering ceremony).
See also
Notes
References
- ↑ kr̥ṣṇa-yajurvēdīya taittirīya-saṁhitā{{#if:Anantashastri|, Anantashastri}
- ↑ Taittiriya Samhita - Edited by Vijayaraghavan Bashyam - Book 1 Chapter 8, Bashyam, Vijayaraghavan(4 July 2005). Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ↑ The Veda of the Black Yajus School entitled Taittiriya Sanhita - Part 1 : Kandas I-III Translated from the Original Prose and Verse{{#if:Keith|, Keith}. Cambridge, Mass. : The Harvard university press(1914)
- ↑ Vajasneyi Madhyandina Samhita Adhyaya – 03. Vedic Heritage. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ↑ Rg Veda with Sayana's Commentary Part 3{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Rigveda: The Earliest Religious Poetry of India{{#if:Jamison|, Jamison}. Oxford University Press(2014). ISBN 9780199370184
- ↑ Meditations and Mantras:An Authoritative Text{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers(1999). ISBN 9788120816152