The Maha Mrityunjay Stotra is also known by the name Rudra Mantra, referring to his angry persona. It is known by the name Triambakam Mantra, literally the God with three eyes. It is also known as Mrita Sanjivini Mantra because of its life-restoring aspect, as experienced by sage Shukracharya, who was revived by this mantra after a period of severe austerities.****************************************Om! Triyambakam Yajamahe Sugandhim Pushti-Vardhanam Urvarukamiva Bandhanat Mrityormukshiya Maamritat****************************************Om! O three-eyed one, we worship and adore you. You are the fragrance of life, who nourishes us, restores us, and causes us to thrive. As the stem of the cucumber weakens over time, as does the gourd if freed from vine, so free us from attachment and death, and please grant us the boon of immortality.Let us understand the mantra word by word, to derive its full meaning and power: ? or Om is the sacred, mystical syllable ??????????? or tryambakam means the three-eyed one, or Shiva ?????? or Yajamahe means we worship and adore ????????? or Sugandhim means the fragrant ?????? or Pu??i means a well-nourished, thriving, prosperous and complete way of living, ??????? or Vardhanam means the one who nourishes and strengthens, the one who gladdens, exhilarates and restores health; in other words, a good gardener ??????????? or urvarukamiva is a conjunction of urva or huge and arukam or disease. ???????? or bandhanan means release from captivity ??????????????? or m?tyormuk?iya means liberation from death ??????? or mam?tat means a request for the gift of immortality