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Sri Suktam (=resplendid hymn)
Mantra for Inner Prosperity Sri Suktas peaks to our ability and right to enjoy the true wealth of health, friendship, love, nourishment, joy and abundance that are inherent to Life itself. Those treasures are available to us, provided we have the infallible capacity to experience them at will. Conversely, by willfully experiencing those desirable qualities and embracing them, we begin to attract them (like attracts like). And our lives become rich. |
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Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra
This is the mantra we chant at the beginning of all Classical Hatha and Tantric Vinyasa classes. Below are it's transliteration and meaning:
OM TRAYAMBAKAM YAJAMAHE
SUGANDHIM PUSHTI VARDHANAM
URVARUKAMIVA BANDHANAN
MRITYOR MUKSHIYA MAMRITAT
This Great Death-conquering Mantra, also called the Trayambakam Mantra, is a verse of the Rigveda. It is addressed to Trayambaka, "the three-eyed one", Lord Shiva. It is also called the Rudra mantra, referring to the fiercely compassionate aspect of Lord Shiva. It is sometimes known as the Mrita-Sanjivini mantra because of its "life-restoring" powers.
TRAYAMBAKAM three-eyed God, Shiva
YAJAMAHE honour
SUGANDHIM sweet smelling
PUSHTI prosperous
VARDHANAM strengthening
URVARUKAM IVA like the cucumber
BANDHANAN tied down (under captivity)
MRITYOR from death
MUKSHIYA liberate, free
MA MRITAT give me immortality
Meaning: We worship the Three-eyed Lord whose essence is fragrance of flower of Life, and who nourishes and nurtures all beings. As is the ripened cucumber freed from its bondage (to the creeper vine), may He liberate us from death for the sake of immortality.
Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra is the great mantra for conquering death for it protects against all threats with its divine vibrations. It purifies the karmas of the soul at a deep level. It is beneficial for mental, emotional and physical health. It is also a moksha mantra which bestows longevity and immortality.
For history, in-depth study of this mantra, please go to Yoga International link here
