FINAL PRAYERS AND ARATI

MAHA MRITYUNJAYA MANTRA (OM TRAYAMBAKAM)

Maha-Mrityunjaya is a life-giving mantra. In these days, when life is very complex, this mantra wards off death and accidents of all kinds. It has a great curative effect on disease and should be repeated before any travel.

It is also a Moksha-Mantra and bestows liberation. It is a Siva Mantra. The mantra should be repeated 3, 9, 27 or 108 times, especially on your birthday. This will bestow on your health, long life, liberation and prosperity.

maha mrityunjaya mantra:

OM TRAYAMBAKAM YAJAMAHE
SUGANDHIM PUSHTIVARDHANAM
URVARUKAMIVA BANDHANAN
MRITYOR MUKSHIYA MAMRITAT

OM SARVESHAM SVASTI BHAVATU
SARVESHAM SHANTIR BHAVATU
SARVESHAM PURNAM BHAVATU
SARVESHAM MANGALAM BHAVATU

SARVE BHAVANTU SUKHINAH
SARVE SANTU NIRAMAYAAH
SARVE BHADRANI PASHYANTU
MA KASCHID-DUKHA-BHAG-BHAVET

ASATO MA SAT GAMAYA
TAMASO MA JYOTIR GAMAYA
MRITYOR-MA AMRITAM GAMAYA

OM_PUR_NAMADAH PURNAMIDAM
PURNAT PURNAMUDACHYATE
PURNASYA PURNAMADAYA
PURNAMEVAVASHISHYATE
OM SHANTIH SHANTIH SHANTIH

Om - We worship the three-eyed One (Lord Siva) who is fragrant and who nourishes well all beings; may He liberate us from death for the sake of immortality even as a cucumber is severed from its bondage (to the creeper)

Om - May auspiciousness be unto all May peace be unto all May fullness be unto all May prosperity be unto all

Om - May all be happy May all be free from disabilities May all look to the good of others May none suffer from sorrow

Om - Lead me from the unreal to the Real From darkness to light from mortality to Immortality

Om - That is whole. This is whole

From the whole the whole becomes manifest

From the whole when the whole if negated

What remains is again the whole

Om Peace Peace Peace

Questions:

1. What are the benefits of the Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra?

2. Why should we pray for others?