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Glorious Fifty Years of Wisdom and Service
A Souvenir released on Swami Krishnananda's 50th Birthday

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Table of Contents

  • Meditation—Its Theory and Practice by Swami Krishnananda
  1. The Meaning and Method of Meditation
  2. Impediments in Meditation
  3. Spiritual Experiences
  4. The Groundwork of Self-Knowledge
  5. The Problem of Self-Alienation
  6. The Method of Self-Integration
  7. Self-Withdrawal and Self-Discovery
  • Articles About Swami Krishnananda

Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra

ॐ त्र्यम्बकं यजामहे सुगन्धिं पुष्टिवर्धनम् ।
उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान् मृत्योर्मुक्षीय मामृतात् ॥

Om Tryambakam Yajamahe Sugandhim Pushtivardhanam
Urvaarukamiva Bandhanat Mrityormuksheeya Maamritat

Meaning

We worship the three-eyed One ( Lord Siva ) Who is fragrant and Who nourishes well all beings; may He liberate us from death for the sake of Immortality even as the cucumber is severed from its bondage ( to the creeper).

Benefits

1. This Maha-Mrityunjaya Mantra is a life-giving Mantra. In these days, when life is very complex and accidents are everyday affair, this Mantra wards off death by snake-bite, lightning, motor-accidents. fire-accidents, cycle-accidents, water-accidents, air-accidents and accidents of all descriptions. Besides, it has a great curative effect. Again, diseases pronounced incurable by doctors are cured by this Mantra when chanted with sincerity, faith and devotion. It is a weapon against disease. It is a Mantra to conquer death.

2. It is also a Moksha Mantra. It is Lord Siva's Mantra. It bestows long life (Deergha Ayus), peace (Shanti), wealth (Aishvarya), prosperity (Pushti) satisfaction (Tushti) and Immortality (Moksha).

3. On your birthday, repeat one Iakh of this Mantra or at least 50, 000; perform Havan and feed Sadhus, the poor and the sick. This will bestow on you long life, peace and prosperity.