Om Trayambakam Yajamahe - A Powerful Mantra Sanskrit chant - creation by Nilanjan (Neel) Sarkar

 

Om Trayambakam Yajamahe - A Powerful Mantra Sanskrit chant - creation by Nilanjan (Neel) Sarkar 

My recording on YouTube : https://youtu.be/ZYYHWS2AnIY
Om Trayambakam Yajamahe - Shiva - Powerful Mantra Sanskrit chant & a video " Universe as a meditation " -- audio recoded , vocals performed , conceptualized , video edit and creation by Nilanjan (Neel) Sarkar

ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे
सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् ।
उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्
मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात् ॥

Om Trayambakam Yajamahe

Sugandhim Pushti Vardhanam

Urvarukameva bandhanan

Mrytuor mokhi ma amrutaat

Meaning ( seems simple as in simple words but deeper subtle realization )

The Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra ("Om Tryambakam Yajamahe...") is a powerful Vedic prayer to Lord Shiva, seeking liberation from the bondage of death, fear, and worldly attachments. It requests health, nourishment, and ultimate immortality, metaphorically asking to be freed from mortality as effortlessly as a ripe cucumber detaches from its vine. 

 Origin: Found in the Rig Veda  

Word-by-Word Meaning:

• Om (ॐ): The sacred sound of the universe.
• Tryambakam (त्र्यम्बकं): The three-eyed one (Lord Shiva, with eyes for the past, present, and future).
• Yajamahe (यजामहे): We worship, honor, and adore.
• Sugandhim (सुगन्धिं): Sweetly fragrant (implying prosperity, virtue).
• Pushti-Vardhanam (पुष्टिवर्धनम्): The one who nourishes and strengthens all beings.
• Urvarukam-iva (उर्वारुकमिव): Like a cucumber or melon.
• Bandhanan (बन्धनान्): From bondage, captivity, or attachment.
• Mrityor-Mukshiya (मृत्योर्मुक्षीय): Liberate from death.
• Ma'mritat (माऽमृतात्): May I not be separated from immortality/nectar. 

Summary Translation:
"We worship the three-eyed Lord Shiva, who is fragrant and who nourishes all beings. Just as the ripe fruit is effortlessly freed from its bondage to the creeper, may He liberate us from death and the cycle of mortality, for the sake of immortality". 

The first line of the mantra says - Om Tryambakam Yajamahe.

It starts with the sound of ‘OM’, the primordial sound, the sound through which it is said that everything emerged. Then it says ‘Tryambakam’, which means the three-eyed one, which is basically a name for Lord Shiva. His third eye is said to be his helper, and the ability through which he sees beyond the physical world. And it says ‘Yajamahe’ which basically means ‘we worship’. So, the first line means ‘OM, we worship the three-eyed one, Lord Shiva’.

The second line of the mantra says - Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam.

These two words basically define Lord Shiva. He is ‘Sugandhim’ which means he is fragrant or sweet smelling and he is ‘Pushtivardhanam’, which means that he nourishes all living beings. So when we describe Lord Shiva as ‘Sungandhim Pushtivardhanam’, we are trying to say that the presence of Shiva is pleasing and beneficial to all living beings. And as he spreads his fragrance all over the words, he also nourishes all his children as he is the sustainer of the universe.

The third line of the mantra says - Urvarukamiva Bandhanan.

Here, ‘Urvarukam’ refers to a ripe cucumber or a melon. But, this is usually thought of as a metaphor for the soul. So, Urvarukamiva is actually a word to mean the soul and then ‘Bandhanan’ means to free from bondage.

So, while the literal translation means something on the lines of - ‘like a ripe cucumber is freed from the vine’, it should be read in a way of freeing the soul.

The fourth line of the mantra is - Mrityor Mukshiya Maamritat.

This line means - Liberate me from the fear of and from death. This is like a plea to Lord Shiva that just like you separate a ripe cucumber from its vine, please separate my soul from the vine of the world at the right time and liberate me from the fear.

This line is also seen as a request for protection from untimely death and the cycle of birth and rebirth, while still allowing the soul to attain moksha.

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