"Om Triayambakam Yajaamahe, Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam
Urvarukamiva Bandhanaan, MrityorMukshiya Maamritaat."
This is Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra. Mrityu in Sanskrit means death and Jaya means victory. So the name itself suggests that it is a mantra to conquer death/ fear of death. It is addressed to Triambaka, the three-eyed one (Lord Shiva). This verse is taken from Rigveda. . It is to be chanted 108 times.
Meaning of the verse made simple:
Om Triambakam Yajaamahe = Salutations to the three-eyed one (Lord Shiva),
Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam = One who exudes Spiritual fragrance and nourishes all beings
Urvarukamiva Bandhanaan = Like a cucumber cut off from the vine, which is holding the cucumber in bondage, may Lord Shiva cut off our attachment/ bondage to worldly life.
MrityorMukshiya Maamritat = May Lord Shiva liberate us from the fear of death by making us realize our immortal nature.
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