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Mahamrityunjaya Mantra
Mahamrityunjaya Mantra (maha-mrityun-jaya) is one of the more potent of the
ancient Sanskrit mantras. Maha mrityunjaya is a call for enlightenment and is a
practice of purifying the karmas of the soul at a deep level. It is also said to be
quite beneficial for mental, emotional, and physical health.
Om Tryambakam Yajamahe
Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam
Urvarukamiva Bandhanan
Mrityor Mukshiya Maamritat
We Meditate on the Three-eyed reality

Which permeates and nourishes all like a fragrance.
May we be liberated from death for the sake of immortality,
Even as the cucumber is severed from bondage to the creeper.
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AUM/OM: Absolute reality. That which encompasses the three states of waking,
dreaming, deep sleep, represented by AUM, the three levels of gross, subtle,
causal, the three levels of conscious, unconscious, subconscious, and the three
universal processes of coming, being, and going. Absolute silence beyond the three
levels is the silence after AUM.
Tryambakam: Trya means three. Ambakam means eyes. It means the three eyes
of the Absolute, which are the processes of creation, existence, and dissolution, as
well as the other triads, which are part of AUM. The three "eyes" means
experiencing these three stages and triads at one time, from the higher, all
pervasive vantage point of the Absolute.
Yajamahe: We rejoice in meditation on all of this.
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Sugandhim: Means fragrance. Like a spreading fragrance, all of this permeates
the whole of existence, while at the same time being that existence
Pushtivardhanam: Means that which sustains and nourishes all. Thus, the
fragrance that permeates all is the sustainer of all beings, while also the essence of
all beings.
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Urvarukamiva: Urva means big and powerful. Arukam means disease, like the
spiritual diseases of ignorance and untruth, which are like the death of Wisdom or
Truth.
Bandhanan: Means bound down, as in bound down to the ignorance and untruth.
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Mrityor: Means ignorance and untruth.
Mukshiya: Means liberation from the cycles of physical, mental, and spiritual
death.
Maamritat: Means please give me rejuvenating nectar, so as to have this

liberation, like the process of severing the cucumber from the creeping vine.
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40 day practice
The period of 40 days has been widely recognized as an auspicious period both in
the East and the West since ancient times. A traditional way to do an extended
mantra practice is to choose a number of repetitions per day, and to do that for 40
days. The mind likes to have a beginning and end to a practice, a sense of
completion, such as comes with a 40 day (or longer) practice.
1. Fixed time per practice session: Mind finds comfort in knowing that it will
do the practice of one round of 108 repetitions (or some other number of
rounds), and that each round will take a predictable amount of time (18
minutes per round of 108 repetitions).
2. Same number of rounds: Mind also likes the predictability of doing a

certain number of rounds done per day. Mind may resist at times, but once it
gets started in the practice, mind likes the habit.
3. Specific number of days: Mind also likes the plan of knowing how many
days or months a practice will take to complete. This can be very beneficial in
stabilizing a noisy mind, which is a common complaint.
Listening to this online Mahamrityunjaya mantra recording of 108 repetitions (18

minutes) is equivalent to one round of a mala. A mala is a set of counting beads
with 108 beads. Only 100 are counted, with the other 8 considered an offering to
the divine, however you personally hold that. You might choose to do 1, 2, 3, or 4
rounds of 108 mantras per day, counting with a set of mala beads.
Or, you can use the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra CD instead of the mala beads, as the
CD has 4 tracks of 108 repetitions each. You might choose to do 1, 2, 3, or 4 tracks
of 108 mantras per day. You might also want to alternate between doing some with
the recording and some without, counting instead with a set of mala beads.
It has been said that there is freedom in discipline; choosing to do a regular

practice frees the mind from wondering what practice will be done that day. It is
also important not to do the mantra practice with rote repetition, but rather, with
feeling and awareness.
By running your own experiment for 40 days, you can decide for yourself whether
or not the practice is beneficial.
Extended practice
A noticeable level of mantra siddhi (power of the mantra) is said to come with
125,000 repetitions of a mantra (Such an extended practice is called a
purascharna). This is equivalent to 1250 rounds of a mala.
Listening to this online Mahamrityunjaya mantra recording of 108 repetitions (18
minutes) is equivalent to one round of a mala (Or, you can also use the
Mahamrityunjaya Mantra CD). To complete the equivalent of 1250 rounds of a
mala, or a total of 125,000 repetitions of Mahamrityunjaya mantra, will take this
amount of time:
Rounds Time Total Appx.

per day per day days months
1 18 min 1250 42
2 36 min 625 21
3 54 min 417 14
4 1 hr, 12 min 313 10 1/2
5 1 hr, 30 min 250 8 1/2
6 1 hr, 48 min 209 7
7 2 hr, 6 min 179 6
Such an extended practice with Maha Mrityunjaya mantra can have a tremendous
effect in stabilizing the mind in preparation for advancing in meditation. Such a
practice simply must be done personally to understand the benefits. It does take
quite a commitment to do this practice every day for such a long period, but it is
well worth the effort.
In choosing the level of practice per day, it is important to have stability from one
day to the next, and to not skip any days. It is best to choose the level that works
for you consistently, rather than changing the number from day to day. For
example, if two rounds per day is a good number (34 minutes), then it's better to
stay with that amount each and every day, not to do none on one day, but four on
the next day.
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Tradition of the Himalayan masters in simple, understandable and beneficial
ways, while not compromising quality or depth. The goal of our sadhana or
practices is the highest Joy that comes from the Realization in direct experience
of the center of consciousness, the Self, the Atman or Purusha, which is one and
the same with the Absolute Reality. This Self-Realization comes through Yoga
meditation of the Yoga Sutras, the contemplative insight of Advaita Vedanta, and
the intense devotion of Samaya Sri Vidya Tantra, the three of which complement
one another like fingers on a hand. We employ the classical approaches of Raja,
Jnana, Karma, and Bhakti Yoga, as well as Hatha, Kriya, Kundalini, Laya, Mantra,
Nada, Siddha, and Tantra Yoga. Meditation, contemplation, mantra and prayer
finally converge into a unified force directed towards the final stage, piercing the
pearl of wisdom called bindu, leading to the Absolute.

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Home Site Map Gayatri

Home About Basics Meditation Practices Philosophy Tradition

Beyond Butt Yoga

We Meditate on the Three-eyed reality

Yajamahe: We rejoice in meditation on all of this.

Mrityor: Means ignorance and untruth.

Maamritat: Means please give me rejuvenating nectar, so as to have this

2. Same number of rounds: Mind also likes the predictability of doing a

Listening to this online Mahamrityunjaya mantra recording of 108 repetitions (18

It has been said that there is freedom in discipline; choosing to do a regular

Rounds Time Total Appx.

4 1 hr, 12 min 313 10 1/2

5 1 hr, 30 min 250 8 1/2

6 1 hr, 48 min 209 7

7 2 hr, 6 min 179 6

This site is devoted to presenting the ancient Self-Realization path of the

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