Mahamrityunjaya mantra against death and disease

Mahamrityunjaya Mantra
Om Trayambakam Yajamahe

Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam

Urvarukamiva Bandhanan

Mrityor Mukshiya Maamritat.

Om! I worship the three-eyed Lord Shiva, fragrant, bringing good, destroying the bonds of birth and death. May he free us from death for the sake of immortality!

The Mahamrityunjaya Mantra, also known as the Sanjivani Mantra, is one of the most ancient mantras of the Vedic era, which has come down to us through the millennia, it is given in the seventh book (mandala) of the Rig Veda.

The Mahamrityunjaya Mantra is associated with the name of Markandeya, a sage whose teachings are expounded in the Markandeya Purana. Markandeya was destined to die when he reached the age of sixteen, but thanks to his sincere love and devotion to the god Shiva, he received this incredible mantra and was able to avoid death.

The Mahamrityunjaya Mantra is known as the mantra that conquers death. The power of this mantra is enormous, it is life-giving and healing. This mantra protects against incurable diseases, accidents of all kinds, various influences, both from outside and from within, helps to purify the subtle and gross bodies, rejuvenates the body, if it is sung with sincerity and faith. It is called the great mantra that bestows long life, peace, stability, prosperity, contentment, and even immortality.

The Puranas tell the story of the sage Shukracharya, the master of the asuras (demons), who received this mantra from Lord Shiva as a reward for penance, and with it its power and siddhi, which made him able to bring the dead back to life.