Nakshatradasi
Mahamrtyunjaya Mantra
Mantra
ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् । उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात् ॥
oṁ tryambakaṁ yajāmahe sugandhiṁ puṣṭi-vardhanam / urvārukam iva bandhanān mṛtyor mukṣīya māmṛtāt
"We worship the Three-eyed One, fragrant, who nourishes all; as the ripe fruit is freed from its stem, may He free us from death, not from immortality."
Meaning
A Rig Veda mantra (7.59.12) addressed to Lord Shiva as Tryambaka, recited for protection, healing and freedom from the fear of death. The Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition honours Shiva as the greatest of Vaishnavas (Bhagavatam 12.13.16).
