महामृत्युञ्जय
Mahāmṛtyuñjaya · The Death-Conqueror
Rg Veda 7.59.12 · 1:35 · Sanskrit chant · English captions
मन्त्रThe mantra
त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् ।
उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात् ॥
tryambakaṃ yajāmahe sugandhiṃ puṣṭi-vardhanam · urvārukam iva bandhanāt mṛtyor mukṣīya mā amṛtāt
Rg Veda 7.59.12
अर्थPada-by-pada
tryambakaṃ yajāmahe
त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे
We worship the three-eyed One.
sugandhiṃ puṣṭi-vardhanam
सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम्
The fragrant one, increaser of nourishment.
urvārukam iva bandhanāt
उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनात्
As a ripe melon naturally released from its vine.
mṛtyor mukṣīya mā amṛtāt
मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मा अमृतात्
May we be released from death — but not from immortality.
How to sit with it
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About the chant
Sanskrit chant from Internet Archive · Mantra Meditation collection. Visuals + composition by DhyanHQ — Imagen 4 Ultra + Veo 3.