Om Try-Ambakam Yajaamahe

Sugandhim Pusstti-Vardhanam
Urvaarukam-Iva Bandhanaan
Mrtyor-Mukssiiya Maa-[A]mrtaat ||

Meaning:
1: Om, We Worship the Three-Eyed One (Lord Shiva),
2: Who is Fragrant (Spiritual Essence) and Who Nourishes all beings.
3: May He severe our Bondage of Samsara (Worldly Life), like a Cucumber (severed from the
bondage of its Creeper), ...
4: ... and thus Liberate us from the Fear of Death, by making us realize that we
are never separated from our Immortal Nature.













Aum Bhur Bhuvah Swah, Tat Savitur Varenyam
Bhargo Devasya Dhimahi, Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayat
Oh God, the Protector, the basis of all life, Who is self-existent, Who is free from all pains
and Whose contact frees the soul from all troubles, Who pervades the Universe and
sustains all, the Creator and Energizer of the whole Universe, the Giver of happiness, Who
is worthy of acceptance, the most excellent, Who is Pure and the Purifier of all, let us
embrace that very God, so that He may direct our mental faculties in the right direction.
~ The Rig Veda (10:16:3)

OM triyambakam yajmahe sugandhim pushTivardhanam,
urvrukamiva bandhann mrrityormokshiya mmrritt.
We worship Shiva - The Three-Eyed (tryambakam) Lord (yajamahe); Who is fragrant
(sugandhim) and nourishes (pushti) and grows (vardhanam) all beings.
As the ripened cucumber (urvarukamiva) isautomatically liberated (bandhanaan) (by
the intervention of the "farmer") from its bondage to the creeper when it fully ripens;
May He liberate us (mokshiya) from death (mrityor), for the sake of immortality
(maamritaat).
We pray to Lord Shiva whose eyes are the Sun, Moon and Fire
May He protect us from all disease, poverty and fear
And bless us with prosperity, longevity and good health.