![]() The Sākamedha ends with an oblation to Rudra Tryambaka, which is why the last verse of the four is addressed to Tryambaka. ![]() The last four verses (in which the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra is found) are late additions to the hymn, and they make references to the Sākamedha, the last of the four-monthly rituals. ![]() The mantra first appears in RV 7.59, which is a composite hymn attributed to Vasiṣṭha Maitrāvaruṇi. Like a cucumber from its stem, might I be freed from death, not from deathlessness." Origin ![]() Translation by Jamison and Brereton: "We sacrifice to Tryambaka the fragrant, increaser of prosperity. Urvārukam íva bandhánān mṛtyor mukṣīya mā 'mṛtā́t
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