Question for Swami

[Guest guest]

Dear Swami,

 

Each week, as part of the prayer group sankalpa, we recite the Maha

Mrityunjaya Mantra. This has always been described to me as a mantra

that is said when a person is dying, yet we are using it for many

different types of prayer. My question is how does the meaning of the

mantra apply to other situations and circumstances such as strength,

healing, devotion, etc. When I have tried to "feel" the mantra in a

different way, the impression I receive is one of letting go, or of

the snake shedding its skin, but I am still a bit puzzled. Anything

you have to say that will help clarify this for me would be greatly

appreciated. Jai Swamiji ~ Linda