That is indeed the correct interpretation but it also has another interpretation. What does "Tryambakam" mean? Generally, Vedic scholars will interpret it to be referring to the three-eyed Shiva. Meaning Vashishthaji is the one who recieved this mantra.He said "Tryambakam Yajamahe". This is how Swami Ramabhadracharya interprets the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra in one of his lectures: However, Ramanandi Vaishnavas also believe that the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra can also be interpreted to be referring to Sri Rama Himself. Ramanandi Vaishnavas have absolutely no problem in accepting the fact that Lord Shiva is the deity being extolled in the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra since Jagadguru Ramanandacharya and great Ramanandi saints such as Tulsidas has accepted Hari-Hara-abheda and that Shiva, like Vishnu, is indeed a bestower of moksha. supporting this view.ĭisclaimer: The following answer has been written from a Ramanandi Vaishnava perspective. Naḥ tāpān apacinōtu – May He destroy our suffering.Īpart from these, there are several verses in the Pancharatra Agamas, etc. Kāmāsikā hariḥ – He is Lord Narasimha of Tiruveḷukkai
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Tāpanīya rahasyānām sāraḥ – He is the esoteric essence of the Nṛsimha Tapana indu agni nayanaḥ – He has three eyes – the Sun, the Moon and Tapanēndvagni-nayanaḥ tāpānapacinōtu naḥ | He also connects it with the Tapaniya Upanisad. Vedanta Desika in his Kamasikashtakam verse 2, refers to Lord Lakshmi Narasimha as the three-eyed one - tapana indu agni nayanaH - One who has the Sun, Moon and Fire as his eyes.
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The Ayushya Sukta of the Rigveda which is chanted in the Ayushya Homa and in the Udaka Shanti ceremony prays to Narasimha for a long life "suvarṇarambha grahamarkamarcam" referring to the "One who came out of a golden pillar"
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See English translation here.Īdi Sankara in his commentary on the NPTU There he says that the Lord Nrisimha is three-eyed and is referred to by names commonly used for the Lord Shiva such as pinAkI and nIlakaNTha "tasmāt nṛsiṃhaḥ parameśvaraḥ trinetraḥ nīlakaṇṭhaḥ pinākī iti siddham" The NPTU is pre-Sankaran as Sankara himself has written a commentary on it. Nrisimha-Purva-Tapaniya Upanisad (NPTU) refers to Narasimha as three-eyed one and also as Mrityumrityu. This is supported in various places including Shruti, Smriti and works of Acharyas (whether or not they subscribe to Vishishtadvaita philosophy). Accordingly, Sri Vaishnavas interpret tryambaka - the three-eyed one as Narasimha. Lord Narasimha is described as Mrityumrityu (Death's death) in the Nrisimha Mantra.