page_title: Mahāmrityunjaya Mantra
hierarchical_section_title: Mahāmrityunjaya Mantra
caption_attribution_description: English: The powerful ascetic Shiva defends his devotee Markandeya from Yama, the god of death, First printed by Ravi Varma Press in 1910 മലയാളം: മാർക്കണ്ഡേയനെ ശിവൻ യമനിൽ നിന്നും രക്ഷിക്കുന്നു.
context_page_description: The Rudra Mantra or Mahamrityunjaya Mantra, also known as the Tryambakam Mantra, is a verse of the Rigveda. The sūkta is addressed to Tryambaka, "The Three-eyed One", an epithet of Rudra. It is identified with Shiva in Shaivism. The verse also recurs in the Yajurveda.
context_section_description: The Rudra Mantra or Mahamrityunjaya Mantra (Sanskrit: महामृत्युंजय मंत्र or महामृत्युञ्जय मन्त्र, mahāmṛtyuṃjaya mantra or mahāmṛtyuñjaya mantra, lit. "Great Death-conquering Mantra"), also known as the Tryambakam Mantra, is a verse (sūkta) of the Rigveda (RV 7.59.12). The sūkta is addressed to Tryambaka, "The Three-eyed One", an epithet of Rudra. It is identified with Shiva in Shaivism. The verse also recurs in the Yajurveda (TS 1.8.6.i; VS 3.60).
caption: Raja Ravi Varma's Kalantaka depiction
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