Tryambakam, Mrityunjaya Mantra
Tryambakam, the Mrityunjaya mantra means conquering death. The Sanskrit translation is: “We worship the three-eyed fragrant one, which is Shiva. Who gives ever increasing wellness and prosperity. Save us from the bondage of death like even the melon separates from its stem (meaning: very easily). Let us not turn away from Moksha. Moksha is liberation.”
The Mrityunjaya Mantra is a great chant for when there is fear, or when you feel like a chapter in your life is coming to an end. It helps that transition from one chapter completing and a new one starting. It speaks of the image of a melon or pumpkin that has grown on a vine and is now big enough and separates easily from the stem.
This chant helps with those transitions in life that feel like small deaths, maybe the death of the ego, death of a condition or habit. It is a plea to make those transitions be easy. This is a wonderful mantra to help with an easeful transition.
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