Mahā-mṛtyuñjaya Mantra
Published: 18 February 2014 | Written by Swami Veda Bharati
OM tryambakaṃ yajāmahe
sugandhiṃ puṣṭi vardhanam
urvārukamiva bandhanān (or bandhanāt)
mṛtyor mukṣīya māmṛtāt
Try-ambakam: Unto Him who is One with the three Mothers (the shaktis of will, knowledge and action); the dweller of ajna and the sahasrara chakras,
Yajāmahe: we offer our very selves in internal sacrifice,
Su-gandhim: Unto Him who awakens our shakti right from the muladhara chakra, thus activating fragrances in our body, prana and mind,
Pushti-vardhanam: Unto him who nourishes all our shaktis, strengthens and increases our devotion by His grace, and makes us advance into the spiritual dimension,
Urvārukam-iva: As a melon drops from the vine upon ripening, so, may we, upon the ripening of the fruits of our actions,
Mukshīya: be released, attain moksha,
Bandhanat, Mrtyoh: from bondage that is death, and thereby,
Ma-amrtāt: may I never again be parted from the immortality (of atman, the Spiritual Self, or parama-atman, the Supreme Self).
Unto Him who is one with the Three Mothers (shaktis of Will, Knowledge and Action); the dweller of ajna and the sahasrara chakras, we offer our very selves in sacrifice unto Him who awakens our shakti right from the muladhara chakra, thus activating fragrances in our body, prana and mind, unto Him who nourishes all our shaktis, strengthens our devotion by his grace, and makes us advance into the spiritual dimension. As a melon drops from the vine upon ripening, so, may I, upon the ripening of the fruits of our actions be released, attain moksha from bondage that is death, and thereby may I never again be parted from the immortality of atman, the Spiritual Self or parama-atman, the Supreme Self.
You may also see
The Science of Mantra and the Study of Mrtyunjaya Mantra by Swami Veda Bharati at http://ahymsin.org/main/swami-veda-bharati/the-science-of-mantra-and-the-study-of-mrtyunjaya-mantra.html
Prayers used with Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra by Swami Veda Bharati at http://ahymsin.org/main/swami-veda-bharati/prayers-used-with-maha-mrityunjaya-mantra.html
An audio of Swami Veda Bharati reciting Mahā-mṛtyuñjaya Mantra can be downloaded at http://ahymsin.org/docs2/mm/SwamiVeda-Reciting-MahaMrtyunjayaMantra.zip
Note: The article above is a transcript of a recording of Swami Veda Bharati.