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Thus, Markendeya was saved from death and this mantra came to be known as Markendeya Mantra. This act of Yama made Lord Shiva furious and finally Yama was defeated by Shiva. This made Yama furious, he came in person and sprung his noose around the sage but, accidentally the noose fell around the Shiva Lingam. When he reached the age of 12, the messengers of Yama came to take the young sage, but he chanted the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra with intense devotion, which made it impossible for the messengers to take his life. Markendeya grew up with great devotion to Lord Shiva and worshiped Shiva Lingam. They were blessed with a smart baby boy, Markendeya, who was fated to die at the age of 12. The parents opted for the first choice and their wish was granted by Lord Shiva. Click to view this stunning marble statue of Shiva killing Yama They can either have an intelligent son with short life, or a son with less intelligence but with a long life. Lord was pleased in their worship and gave the childless parents two options to choose from. Mrikandu rishi and his wife Marudmati, the parents of sage Makendeya, were great devotees of Lord Shiva and they prayed for a son to the Lord. There is a legend which depicts that with the power of this Mahamritunjaya Mantra, Markendaya was protected by Lord Shiva from death. The Mantra was revealed by Sage Markendaya and is considered as the secret mantra that has saved the sage from Yama the Hindu God of Death. The Mantra is also known as Rudra mantra (Rudra is the fiercest form of Lord Shiva) and Mrita-Sanjivini mantra. Since, the Mantra is addressed to Tryambaka (the three-eyed one), it is also known as Tryambakam Mantra. The Mahamrityunjaya Mantra, can be found in the verses of Rig Veda and also recurs in Yajur Veda.

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Meditations and Mantras:An Authoritative Text. The Rigveda: The Earliest Religious Poetry of India.

^ a b Jamison, Stephanie Brereton, Joel (2014).

^ Rg Veda with Sayana's Commentary Part 3.

Archived from the original on 25 July 2020.

^ "Vajasneyi Madhyandina Samhita Adhyaya – 03".

Cambridge, Mass. : The Harvard university press. The Veda of the Black Yajus School entitled Taittiriya Sanhita - Part 1 : Kandas I-III Translated from the Original Prose and Verse. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 April 2021. "Taittiriya Samhita - Edited by Vijayaraghavan Bashyam - Book 1 Chapter 8" (PDF) (in Sanskrit).

^ Bashyam, Vijayaraghavan (4 July 2005).

It is chanted while smearing vibhuti over various parts of the body and utilised in japa (mantra repetition) or homa (religious offering ceremony). Hindus believe the mantra is beneficial for mental, emotional, and physical health and consider it a moksha mantra which bestows longevity and immortality. The Sākamedha ends with an oblation to Rudra Tryambaka, which is why the last verse of the four is addressed to Tryambaka. The last four verses (in which the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra is found) are late additions to the hymn, and they make references to the Sākamedha, the last of the four-monthly rituals. The mantra first appears in RV 7.59, which is a composite hymn attributed to Vasiṣṭha Maitrāvaruṇi. Like a cucumber from its stem, might I be freed from death, not from deathlessness." Origin Translation by Jamison and Brereton: "We sacriﬁce to Tryambaka the fragrant, increaser of prosperity. Urvārukam íva bandhánān mṛtyor mukṣīya mā 'mṛtā́t