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The Mṛtyuñjaya Seed-Mantra

मृत्युञ्जयबीजमन्त्रः
मूल Original text
ॐ जूं सः
oṃ jūṃ saḥ
अनुवाद Translation — by Om Namah Shivay

Three seed-syllables, not words with a dictionary meaning: they are held to carry the whole of the death-conquering mantra in the shortest form.

भाष्य Explanation — our commentary, not scripture

Used for japa where the full Mahāmṛtyuñjaya verse is too long to repeat 108 times, and often joined to it as oṃ hauṃ jūṃ saḥ.

Seed-mantras belong to the mantra tradition, where many teachers hold that they should be received from a guru. We give it here as it is commonly chanted; if you have a teacher, follow your teacher.

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Original text

ॐ जूं सः

oṃ jūṃ saḥ

Translation

Three seed-syllables, not words with a dictionary meaning: they are held to carry the whole of the death-conquering mantra in the shortest form.

Translation by: Om Namah Shivay

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