We realize that the deathless Divine Being is who we really are. Through the practice of reciting this mantra we obtain victory over the fear of death. Of course, every living thing eventually dies. In Sanskrit, “Maha” means great, “Mrityun” means death, and “Jaya” means victory. The Maha Mrityunjaya mantra is the nourishing, healing, and life restoring mantra deriving from the Rig Veda and is considered the heart of the Vedas. May the Lord of Immortality residing within free me from death, decay and sickness and unite me with immortality.

Like a skillful gardener, may the Lord of Life disentangle me from the binding forces of my physical, psychological, and spiritual hurdles. I pray to the Divine Being who manifests in the form of fragrance in the flower of life and is the eternal nourisher of the plant of life. Translation: I meditate on, and surrender myself to, the Divine Being who embodies the power of will, the power of knowledge and the power of action. Maha Mritynjaya in repeating Devangari script

Maha mrityunjaya mantra meaning