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This
Mahamritunjaya mantra is from the Rig-Veda and needs
initiation for attaining Siddhi. Anybody can recite this
mantra and attain good health, release from bondage and
other problems. This is the greatest reliever from all
evils and can be recited at any time like any other Maha-mantra.
It should be recited preferably for forty days both in
the morning and evening, after lighting a jyoti and
sitting on a woollen asana while facing east. Recite the
Maha-mantra 108 times (one rosary) or its multiples in
each sitting. This is the greatest work of Maharishi
Vashistha. Before commencing the Mahamritunjaya mantra
recite the following small prayer to the everlasting
spirit of the Maharishi for his blessings and guidance.
OM SUCHIRMARKAIR BRIHASPATIM ADHVARESHU NAMASYATAH
(21 Times)
We pray to Brihaspati (the Lord of this Universe and the
teacher of this Vedic Knowledge), whose wishes are
inviolable, for good thoughts (that will lead to good
speech and actions that cannot be violated as it will be
the truth).
VYAM VASHISHTHAYA NAMAH (21 Times)
This is the prayer to Maharishi Vashistha (whose Holy
Spirit is Omnipresent). The initiated should practice
the Pranayama ten times with the Beejakshara Mantra "OM
HOUM JUM SAH". Others can skip this and go to the Maha-mantra
directly.
This is to be followed by the Dhyana Mantra (Meditation)
of Sri Tryambakeswara (One of the twelve Jyotirlinga)
and then meditate on Sri Tryambakeshwara (Lord Shiva)
and Sri Amriteshwari (Gouri or Parvati Shakti) with the
relevant beejakshara and Rudra Pooja. Meditate for at
least 15 Minutes before starting the Japa (Recitation of
Mantra).
Then repeat the following Mahamritunjaya mantra 108
times or multiples of this number.
The Mahamritunjaya Mantra reads:
"OM TRYAMBAKKAM YAJAMAHE
SUGANDHIM PUSTIVARDHANAM URVAROOKAMEVA BANDANAAN
MRITYORMOKSHEEYA MAAMRITAAT ".
MEANING OF THIS MAHAMANTRA:-
It is important to understand the meaning of the words
as this makes the repetition meaningful and brings forth
the results.
OM is not spelt out in the Rig-Veda, but has to be added
to the beginning of all Mantras as given in an earlier
Mantra of the Rig-Veda addressed to Ganapati.
TRYAMBAKKAM : refers
to the Three eyes of Lord Shiva. 'Trya' means 'Three'
and Ambakam' means eyes. These three eyes or sources of
enlightenment are the Trimurti or three primary deities,
namely Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva and the three 'AMBA'
(also meaning Mother or Shakti' are Saraswati, Lakshmi
and Gouri. Thus in this word, we are referring to God as
Omniscient (Brahma), Omnipresent (Vishnu) and Omnipotent
(Shiva). This is the wisdom of Brihaspati and is
referred to as Sri Duttatreya having three heads of
Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.
YAJAMAHE: means, "We
sing Thy praise".
SUGANDHIM: It refers
to His fragrance (of knowledge, presence and strength
i.e. three aspects) as being the best and always
spreading around. Fragrance refers to the joy that we
get on knowing, seeing or feeling His virtuous deeds.
PUSTIVARDHANAM:
Pooshan refers to Him as the sustainer of this world and
in this manner, He is the Father (Pater) of all. Pooshan
is also the inner impeller of all knowledge and is thus
Savitur or the Sun and also symbolises Brahma the
Omniscient Creator. In this manner He is also the Father
(Genitor) of all.
URVAAROKAMEVA: 'URVA'
means "VISHAL" or big and powerful . 'AAROOKAM' means
'Disease'. Thus URVAROOKA means deadly and overpowering
diseases. The diseases are also of three kinds caused by
the influence (in the negative) of the three Guna's and
are ignorance (Avidya etc),falsehood (Asat etc as even
though Vishnu is everywhere, we fail to perceive Him and
are guided by our sight and other senses) and weaknesses
(Shadripu etc. a constraint of this physical body and
Shiva is all powerful).
BANDANAAM: Means
bound down. Thus read with URVAROOKAMEVA, it means 'I am
bound down by deadly and overpowering diseases'.
MRITYORMOOKSHEYA:
means to deliver us from death (both premature deaths in
this Physical world and from the never-ending cycle of
deaths due to re-birth) for the sake of Mokshya (Nirvana
or final emancipation from re-birth).
MAAMRITAAT: means
'please give me some Amritam (life rejuvenating nectar).
Read with the previous word, it means that we are
praying for some 'Amrit' to get out of the death
inflicting diseases as well as the cycle of re-birth.
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