{"id":80,"date":"2026-09-12T16:04:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T16:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.kriyasya.com\/pulse\/?p=80"},"modified":"2026-09-12T16:04:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T16:04:20","slug":"p12-maha-mrityunjaya-mantra-meaning-vidhi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kriyasya.com\/pulse\/p12-maha-mrityunjaya-mantra-meaning-vidhi\/","title":{"rendered":"Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra \u2014 Sacred Meaning, Chanting Vidhi &#038; 108 Japa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra from the Rigveda (Mandala 7, Sukta 59) is the sovereign life-giving mantra of Lord Shiva (Tryambaka). Below you will find the complete sacred text for chanting in both Sanskrit\/Hindi and Hinglish, followed by word-by-word Sanskrit analysis and complete bilingual meaning.<\/p>\n<nav class=\"kr-devotional-nav\" aria-label=\"Devotional Sections\"><span class=\"kr-devotional-nav__label\">Quick Jump:<\/span><a class=\"kr-devotional-nav__pill\" href=\"#mantra-sanskrit\">\ud83d\udcdc \u0938\u0902\u0938\u094d\u0915\u0943\u0924 \/ \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0940 \u092a\u093e\u0920<\/a><a class=\"kr-devotional-nav__pill\" href=\"#mantra-hinglish\">\ud83d\udd24 Hinglish Chanting<\/a><a class=\"kr-devotional-nav__pill\" href=\"#mantra-meaning\">\ud83d\udcd6 \u0936\u092c\u094d\u0926\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925 \u090f\u0935\u0902 \u092d\u093e\u0935\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925<\/a><\/nav>\n<div class=\"kr-devotional-recital kr-devotional-recital--hindi\" id=\"mantra-sanskrit\">\n<h3>\u092e\u0939\u093e\u092e\u0943\u0924\u094d\u092f\u0941\u0902\u091c\u092f \u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u2014 \u0938\u092e\u094d\u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0923 \u0938\u0902\u0938\u094d\u0915\u0943\u0924 \u090f\u0935\u0902 \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0940 \u092a\u093e\u0920<\/h3>\n<div class=\"kr-recital-stanza\"><span class=\"kr-recital-stanza__label\">\u0965 \u090b\u0917\u094d\u0935\u0947\u0926 \u096d.\u096b\u096f.\u0967\u0968 \u0965<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"kr-recital-stanza__text\">\u0950 \u0924\u094d\u0930\u094d\u092f\u092e\u094d\u092c\u0915\u0902 \u092f\u091c\u093e\u092e\u0939\u0947 \u0938\u0941\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927\u093f\u0902 \u092a\u0941\u0937\u094d\u091f\u093f\u0935\u0930\u094d\u0927\u0928\u092e\u094d\u0964<br \/>\n\u0909\u0930\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u0941\u0915\u092e\u093f\u0935 \u092c\u0928\u094d\u0927\u0928\u093e\u0928\u094d \u092e\u0943\u0924\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0930\u094d\u092e\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0940\u092f \u092e\u093e\u092e\u0943\u0924\u093e\u0924\u094d\u0965<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kr-devotional-recital kr-devotional-recital--hinglish\" id=\"mantra-hinglish\">\n<h3>Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra \u2014 Hinglish Chanting Text<\/h3>\n<div class=\"kr-recital-stanza\"><span class=\"kr-recital-stanza__label\">|| Romanized Vedic Verse ||<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"kr-recital-stanza__text kr-recital-stanza__text--hinglish\">Om Tryambakam Yajamahe Sugandhim Pushti-Vardhanam,<br \/>\nUrvarukam-Iva Bandhanan Mrityor-Mukshiya Mamritat.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"mantra-meaning\">\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0915\u093e \u0936\u092c\u094d\u0926\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925 \u090f\u0935\u0902 \u092d\u093e\u0935\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925 (Word Meaning &amp; Translation)<\/h2>\n<div class=\"kr-verse kr-verse--chorus\"><span class=\"kr-verse__number\">Rigveda 7.59.12<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"kr-verse__original\">\u0950 \u0924\u094d\u0930\u094d\u092f\u092e\u094d\u092c\u0915\u0902 \u092f\u091c\u093e\u092e\u0939\u0947 \u0938\u0941\u0917\u0928\u094d\u0927\u093f\u0902 \u092a\u0941\u0937\u094d\u091f\u093f\u0935\u0930\u094d\u0927\u0928\u092e\u094d\u0964<br \/>\u0909\u0930\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u0941\u0915\u092e\u093f\u0935 \u092c\u0928\u094d\u0927\u0928\u093e\u0928\u094d \u092e\u0943\u0924\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0930\u094d\u092e\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0940\u092f \u092e\u093e\u092e\u0943\u0924\u093e\u0924\u094d\u0965<\/p>\n<p class=\"kr-verse__translit\">Om Tryambakam Yajamahe Sugandhim Pushti-Vardhanam,<br \/>Urvarukam-Iva Bandhanan Mrityor-Mukshiya Mamritat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"kr-verse__arth\"><span class=\"kr-verse__arth-label\">\u092d\u093e\u0935\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925 (Hindi)<\/span><br \/>\u0939\u092e \u0924\u094d\u0930\u093f\u0928\u0947\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0927\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u092d\u0917\u0935\u093e\u0928 \u0936\u093f\u0935 \u0915\u0940 \u0906\u0930\u093e\u0927\u0928\u093e \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902, \u091c\u094b \u0938\u092e\u0938\u094d\u0924 \u0938\u0902\u0938\u093e\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u0941\u0917\u0902\u0927 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u0928 \u0935\u094d\u092f\u093e\u092a\u094d\u0924 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u092d\u0940 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0923\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u093e \u092a\u094b\u0937\u0923 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 \u091c\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u090f\u0915 \u092a\u0915\u093e \u0939\u0941\u0906 \u0916\u0930\u092c\u0942\u091c\u093e \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0940 \u092c\u0947\u0932 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0902\u0927\u0928 \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u0939\u091c \u0939\u0940 \u092e\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u0939\u094b \u091c\u093e\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948, \u0935\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u0939\u0940 \u0939\u092e \u092d\u0940 \u092e\u0943\u0924\u094d\u092f\u0941 \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u0902\u0938\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0902\u0927\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u092e\u0941\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u0939\u094b\u0902, \u0915\u093f\u0902\u0924\u0941 \u0905\u092e\u0930\u0924\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u092e\u0943\u0924 \u0938\u0947 \u0915\u092d\u0940 \u0935\u0902\u091a\u093f\u0924 \u0928 \u0939\u094b\u0902\u0964<\/div>\n<div class=\"kr-verse__meaning\"><span class=\"kr-verse__meaning-label\">English Meaning<\/span><br \/>We meditate upon the Three-Eyed Lord Shiva, who permeates all existence with divine fragrance and nourishes all living beings. Just as a ripe fruit is liberated naturally and effortlessly from its vine, may we be liberated from the bondage of mortality and worldly attachment, anchored forever in the nectar of spiritual immortality.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Word-by-Word Sanskrit Meaning<\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Sanskrit Term<\/th>\n<th>Spiritual Meaning<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tryambakam<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>The three-eyed one (seeing past, present, future; waking, dreaming, deep sleep)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Yaj\u0101mahe<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>We honor, worship and meditate upon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Sugandhim<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>The fragrant, sweet presence that fills creation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Pushti-vardhanam<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>The nourisher who expands life, health and spiritual wellbeing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Urv\u0101rukam iva<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Like a ripe cucumber \/ melon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Bandhan\u0101t<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>From the stalk \/ captivity of worldly bondage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>M\u1e5btyo\u1e25 muk\u1e63\u012bya<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>May we be liberated from death and mortality<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>M\u0101 am\u1e5bt\u0101t<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Never severed from the nectar of immortality and truth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Chanting Vidhi &amp; 108 Japa Practice<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Posture &amp; breath:<\/strong> Sit comfortably facing East or North with a straight spine and slow diaphragmatic breathing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rudraksha Mala:<\/strong> Traditional japa is performed using a 108-bead Rudraksha rosary.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Daily consistency:<\/strong> A regular morning practice of 11, 21, or 108 repetitions produces sustained mental clarity and inner peace.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Complete Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra: Sanskrit &#038; Hindi recitation, Romanized Hinglish chanting text, word-by-word meaning, and Hindi \u092d\u093e\u0935\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925 with English translation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":37,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kr_title_hi":"","_kr_excerpt_hi":"","_kr_content_hi":"","_kr_takeaways_hi":"","footnotes":"","_kriyasya_companion_story_id":0,"_kriyasya_story_eligible":true,"_kriyasya_story_exclusion_reason":"","_kriyasya_world_key":"devotional","_kriyasya_world_bridge_enabled":false,"_kriyasya_audio_in_world":false},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"kriyasya_format":[32],"kriyasya_editorial_origin":[37],"kriyasya_content_kind":[42],"kriyasya_devotional_focus":[],"kriyasya_tradition":[],"kriyasya_language":[],"kriyasya_observance":[],"kriyasya_healing_modality":[],"class_list":["post-80","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spirituality"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kriyasya.com\/pulse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kriyasya.com\/pulse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kriyasya.com\/pulse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kriyasya.com\/pulse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kriyasya.com\/pulse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kriyasya.com\/pulse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84,"href":"https:\/\/kriyasya.com\/pulse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80\/revisions\/84"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kriyasya.com\/pulse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kriyasya.com\/pulse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kriyasya.com\/pulse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kriyasya.com\/pulse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80"},{"taxonomy":"kriyasya_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kriyasya.com\/pulse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kriyasya_format?post=80"},{"taxonomy":"kriyasya_editorial_origin","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kriyasya.com\/pulse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kriyasya_editorial_origin?post=80"},{"taxonomy":"kriyasya_content_kind","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kriyasya.com\/pulse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kriyasya_content_kind?post=80"},{"taxonomy":"kriyasya_devotional_focus","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kriyasya.com\/pulse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kriyasya_devotional_focus?post=80"},{"taxonomy":"kriyasya_tradition","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kriyasya.com\/pulse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kriyasya_tradition?post=80"},{"taxonomy":"kriyasya_language","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kriyasya.com\/pulse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kriyasya_language?post=80"},{"taxonomy":"kriyasya_observance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kriyasya.com\/pulse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kriyasya_observance?post=80"},{"taxonomy":"kriyasya_healing_modality","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kriyasya.com\/pulse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kriyasya_healing_modality?post=80"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}