Mahamrityunjaya Mantra
ಮಹಾಮೃತ್ಯುಂಜಯ ಮಂತ್ರ
The Sanskrit text in Kannada script. The Roman line and the meaning are the same as in the original.
Recited on Maha Shivaratri
ಓಂ ತ್ರ್ಯಮ್ಬಕಂ ಯಜಾಮಹೇ ಸುಗನ್ಧಿಂ ಪುಷ್ಟಿವರ್ಧನಮ್।
ಉರ್ವಾರುಕಮಿವ ಬನ್ಧನಾನ್ ಮೃತ್ಯೋರ್ಮುಕ್ಷೀಯ ಮಾಽಮೃತಾತ್॥Om tryambakam yajamahe sugandhim pushtivardhanam, urvarukamiva bandhanan mrityor mukshiya maamritat.
We worship the three-eyed one, fragrant, who nourishes all. As a ripe cucumber parts from its vine, may he free us from death, not from immortality.