Mahamrityunjaya Mantra

Mahamrityunjaya Mantra ook bekend als de Tryambakam Mantra.

ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे

सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम्

उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्

मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात्

Om Tryambakam Yajaamahe

Sugandhim Pushtti-Vardhanam

UrvaarukamIva Bandhanaan

Mrtyor-Mukssiiya Maamrtaat

Mahamrityumjaya Mantra also known as the Tryambakam Mantra, is a verse of the Rigveda. It starts with a prayer to the ancient deities in the 59th sukta, 1st Mantra, the deities being Indra, Varuna, and Mitra. The 12th and last Mantra in the same sukta is addressed to Tryambaka..

According to Shiva Puran when you have fear of any unknown event this chant helps you to overcome the fear.

The great mantra dedicated to Shiva as Mrityunjaya is found in the Rig Veda. It is called the Maha Mrityunjaya mantra, the Great Death-Conquering mantra. It is a mantra that has many names and forms. It is called the Rudra mantra, referring to the furious aspect of Shiva; the Tryambakam mantra, alluding to Shiva's three eyes; and its is sometimes known as the Mrita-Sanjivini mantra because it is a component of the "life-restoring" practice given to the primordial sage Shukra after he had completed an exhausting period of austerity. it is hailed by the sages as the heart of the Veda. Along with the Gayatri mantra it holds the highest place among the many mantras used for contemplation and meditation.