Meditations and Mantras:An Authoritative Text. The Rigveda: The Earliest Religious Poetry of India. ^ a b Jamison, Stephanie Brereton, Joel (2014).^ Rg Veda with Sayana's Commentary Part 3.Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. ^ "Vajasneyi Madhyandina Samhita Adhyaya – 03".Cambridge, Mass. : The Harvard university press. The Veda of the Black Yajus School entitled Taittiriya Sanhita - Part 1 : Kandas I-III Translated from the Original Prose and Verse. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 April 2021. It is called the Maha Mrityunjaya mantra, the Great Death-Conquering mantra. "Taittiriya Samhita - Edited by Vijayaraghavan Bashyam - Book 1 Chapter 8" (PDF) (in Sanskrit). The great mantra dedicated to Shiva as Mrityunjaya is found in the Rig Veda. ^ Bashyam, Vijayaraghavan (4 July 2005).
It is chanted while smearing vibhuti over various parts of the body and utilised in japa (mantra repetition) or homa (religious offering ceremony). Hindus believe the mantra is beneficial for mental, emotional, and physical health and consider it a moksha mantra which bestows longevity and immortality. The Sākamedha ends with an oblation to Rudra Tryambaka, which is why the last verse of the four is addressed to Tryambaka. The last four verses (in which the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra is found) are late additions to the hymn, and they make references to the Sākamedha, the last of the four-monthly rituals. The mantra first appears in RV 7.59, which is a composite hymn attributed to Vasiṣṭha Maitrāvaruṇi. Rishi Markandeya gave the Mahamritryunjaya Mantra to Sati, Daksha’s daughter, for the. The Moon was once in trouble, cursed by King Daksha. It was a secret mantra, and Rishi Markandeya was the only one in the world who knew this mantra. Like a cucumber from its stem, might I be freed from death, not from deathlessness." Origin Mahabrityunjaya Mantra Story The Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra was found by Rishi Markandeya. ‘Maha’, which means great, ‘Mrityun’ means death and ‘Jaya’ means victory, which turns into conquer or victory over death.It is also known as ‘Rudra Mantra’ or ‘Trayambakam Mantra’.
Translation by Jamison and Brereton: "We sacrifice to Tryambaka the fragrant, increaser of prosperity. It is a combination of three Hindi language words i.e. Urvārukam íva bandhánān mṛtyor mukṣīya mā 'mṛtā́t