{"id":2383,"date":"2025-06-12T13:49:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T13:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vinayaghimire.com\/NepalTimes\/?p=465"},"modified":"2025-06-12T17:15:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T17:15:55","slug":"can-you-conquer-death-how-to-get-away-from-the-miseries-of-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vinaya.com.np\/vinayaspeaks\/2025\/06\/12\/can-you-conquer-death-how-to-get-away-from-the-miseries-of-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Conquer Death? How To Get Away From the Miseries of Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a0ea2c17c8935fddc8a7e96a3bc8028e\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5781035789902986\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5781035789902986\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5291051281\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>No one intends to become sad and unhappy, however, it is also true that human beings cannot skip sadness, suffering, pain, and misery. There might be a lot of causes for sadness and suffering, however, if you have to pinpoint one major cause, it has to be death. When someone dies, death brings sadness, pain, and suffering to not just one or two people but the entire family. Apart from the death of a loved one, a lot of people are also afraid of their own death. Fear of death also makes people sad and unhappy. This reality has been explained better by the Buddha. Buddha\u2019s philosophy of suffering also surrounds death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since time immemorial, people have tried to find out how to conquer death so that they can be happy. You can find stories of eternal life, and eternal youth in every culture and country. While for a layman, it is impossible to conquer death, however, it might be very possible to get away from the miseries of death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conquer Death Through Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hinduism is one of the oldest surviving religions on earth. According to Hinduism, you can conquer death by chanting Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Death is an inevitable reality. Everything that takes birth has to die, this includes not only human beings and animals, but also plants. If the one who takes birth has to die how can one conquer death, or let say how anyone has control over death? If death is the ultimate reality of living things, what is the true meaning behind \u201cConquer Death Through Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially, mantras originated from the stanzas of the Vedas, thus mantras have roots in Hinduism. After the evolution of Buddhism, the Buddhists also started using mantras in worship, meditation, or rituals. Mantra is basically invocation of God that asks favor, or shows gratitude, Mantras are either recited mentally or chanted loudly. Mantra can be just a letter, a word, a group of words, or even a paragraph. Mantras were composed by seers and are dedicated to various gods and goddesses. Mantras are used like prayers and the only difference between the prayers and mantras is mantras are chanted multiple times. Each mantra is dedicated to a certain deity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra originally appears in Rigveda, one of the four major scriptures in Hindusim. The mantra was composed by sage Vahistha and is dedicated to Vedic God Rudra. Rudra is another name for Shiva. Shiva is believed to be one of the three major Gods in Hinduism. Shiva is associated with destruction. Even though Shiva is a God of destruction, Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra is life-saving Mantra. The mantra asks lords favor to liberate from sadness suffering and attachment. The literal meaning of Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra is Death Conquering Mantra. It is believed if you recite this mantra every day you can avoid accidental death, death from fatal disease or untimely death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra refers to Lord Shiva or Rudra as Tryambakam, which means the Lord has 3 eyes. This this mantra is also known as Tryambakam Mantra. The mantra is one of the 10600 verses in Rigveda. It appears in the 7th chapter of Rig Veda and was composed by Vhasistha, one of the 7 major seers in Hindusim. In the Mantra Vashistha refers to Shiva as Tryambaka, \u201cthe three-eyed one.\u201dThe mantra also asks to Shiva to liberate the soul from attachments. For the maximum benefit, it is recommended that you chant the mantra at least 108 times every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OM. Tryambakam yajamahe<br>Sugandhim pushti-vardhanam<br>Urvarukamiva bandhanan<br>Mrityor mukshiya mamritat<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>English translation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I meditate on the Three-eyed one.<br>Who is inside us just fragrance.<br>Set us free from all kinds of attachments<br>Like a ripened cucumber freed from the vine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra is attributed to sage Vashistha, the mantra is believed to be founded by sage Markandeya. According to the myth, Markandya was born to a sage Mrikundu and his wife Marudmati. The child was bright yet it was forecasted that he will die as soon as he reached 12 years of age. Then a certain sage asked the child to praise Shiva, the Lord who can control death, by chanting Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra. 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