Guest guest Posted September 6, 2007 Report Share Posted September 6, 2007 Om Namah Sivaya Namaste ! In the Mahamrityunjaya mantra we pray to Lord Shiva for sugandhim and pushtivardhanam literally they mean fragrance and nourishment. What is the more detailed or possibly hidden meaning/significance of these terms ? Fragrance could mean auspiciousness (Shiva) and nourishment could be physical, mental or spiritual. Anybody would like to comment on this ? regards, Shailendra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 SUGANDHIM refers to His fragrance (of knowledge, presence and strength i.e. three aspects) as being the best and always spreading around. Fragrance refers to the joy that we get on knowing, seeing or feeling His virtuous deeds. PUSTIVARDHANAM: Pooshan refers to Him as the sustainer of this world and in this manner, He is the Father (Pater) of all. Pooshan is also the inner impeller of all knowledge and is thus Savitur or the Sun and also symbolizes Brahma the Omniscient Creator. In this manner He is also the Father (Genitor) of all. Also read this as well, " The second pada of the mantra, " continued Sukracharya, " is . Sugandhim refers to the fragrance of the flower that spreads in all directions, and in a similar way Shiva is present in the entire creation, both animate and inanimate. In all the bhutas (modes of existence), in the three Gunas (nature of creation as being Satva, Rajas or Tamas), in the ten indriyas (five gyana-indriyas or senses and five karma-indriyas or organs of action), in all the devas (33 devas are the source of all illumination and enlightenment) and the ganas (hosts of demi-gods), Shiva exists and pervades as the illumine atma (soul) and is their essence. Pustivardhanam is now being explained. That inward dwelling spirit (atman), the Purusha Shiva is the real sustainer of Prakriti (and not vice-versa as all people perceive). Starting with the mahatatva (primordial state of matter/energy) to the individual parts of creation, the entire sustenance of the physically created beings (both animate and inanimate) is done by the imperishable Purusha. You, I, Brahma, Vishnu, the Munis and even Indra & devas are maintained/sustained (by the atma and that is Him). Since the Purusha (atma - Shiva) is the granter of sustenance to prakriti (body/nature), he is 'Pusti- vardhana'. " Maha Mrityunjaya mantra is the most powerful mantra in Kaliyug and that is a fact.Many people do some mistakes while chanting this mantra so here I show what is correct way of chanting this mantra is It is not Trambakam OR Thrambakam(Most of south Indian use this phrase) but it is " Tryambakam " Do not use Bandhanat but it is " Bandhanan " . Har Har Mahadev,Jai Shivshambhu. --- In , " bhatnagar_shailendra " <bhatnagar_shailendra wrote: > > Om Namah Sivaya > > Namaste ! > > In the Mahamrityunjaya mantra we pray to Lord Shiva for > > sugandhim > and > pushtivardhanam > > literally they mean fragrance and nourishment. What is the more > detailed or possibly hidden meaning/significance of these terms ? > > Fragrance could mean auspiciousness (Shiva) and nourishment could be > physical, mental or spiritual. > > Anybody would like to comment on this ? > > regards, > Shailendra > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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