Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Sloka for the Day - Maha Mrutyunjaya Mantra - Great Death-Conquering mantra

Maha Mrutyunjaya Mantra

Om Tryambhakam Yajamahe
Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam
Urvarukamiva Bandhanan
Mrityor Mukshiya Maamritat

OM Almighty God
Tryambakam three-eyed
Yajamahe We worship, adore, honor, revere
Sugandhim sweet fragrance
Pushti A well-nourished condition, thriving, prosperous, full, and complete
Vardhanam One who nourishes, strengthens, causes to increase (in health, wealth, well-being); who gladdens, exhilarates, and restores health; a good gardener
Urvarukam disease, attachment, obstacles in life, and resulting depression
Iva Like, just as
Bandhanan Stem (of the gourd); but more generally, unhealthy attachment
Mrityor From death
Mukshiya Free us, liberate us
Ma not
amritat Immortality, emancipation

"We worship the Three - Eyed One (Lord Shiva), who is fragrant and nourishes well all beings. May He liberate us from death for the sake of Immortality, even as the cucumber is servered from its bondage to the creeper".

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