Mahamrityunjaya Japa
Japa of the Mahamrityunjaya mantra for health and relief from crisis
About this puja
For recovery from serious illness, before or after surgery, after an accident, or for relief from crises caused by planetary afflictions, the Mahamrityunjaya mantra "Om Tryambakam Yajamahe" is chanted with a formal sankalp. A count of 11,000 up to 1.25 lakh is completed by one or several purohits, followed by a havan of one-tenth the count, tarpan and feeding of Brahmins. The sankalp can be made in the patient’s name even if they cannot attend.
Benefits
- Faster recovery from illness
- Protection from untimely death and crises
- Courage before surgery
- Relief from planetary afflictions
- Strength for the family
Puja samagri (materials)
- Shivalinga
- Rudraksha rosary
- Bilva leaves
- Milk and panchamrit
- Havan material and samidha
- Ghee
- Black sesame
- Coconut
- White flowers
- Sacred ash and sandalwood
- Lamp and camphor
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