Powerful Vedic Mantra Conquering Death and Disease Mahamrityunjaya Mantra Mahamrityunjaya Mantra is one of the oldest and most powerful mantras of the Vedic era, which has come down through the millennia. And in modern India, when an infant turns one year old to make the event sacred, the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra is sung many times as a symbol of spiritual well-being - it is tantamount to wishing the child a long and healthy life. Many Hindus repeat Mahamritayunjaya Mantra on every birthday, special attention is paid to it by elderly people: age 60-80 years is considered as a special time of transition - and many diligently meditate using it, also this Mantra can be recited for people who need help, for the sick, children, it gives a talisman and protection. Om Tryambakam Yajaamahe Sugandhim Pussttivardhanam Urvaarukamiva Bandhanaan Mrtyormukssiiya Maamrtaat ***************************************************************************** Om! Worship the Threefold Lord, Shiva, the Beneficent, the Bearer of Good! Breaking the bonds of birth and death, May He free us from death for Immortality!