I Am Free

by Julia Berkeley

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This song is an ancient and potent healing mantra known as the Maha Mrityunjaya Mantra. It is actually a verse from the Rig Veda and is considered to be the most powerful Shiva mantras.

Invoking Lord Shiva, the destroyer and transformer, it is known for bestowing health and longevity upon human life.

In india this mantra is prescribed as medicine for physical ailments. It is said to ward off calamities and prevent untimely death. It is used at the time of death to help a soul let go and move on. It is a great tonic for all troubles that are faced in life, helping to calm the mind and uplift our perspective from the mundane to the eternal.

Ultimately this is a liberating mantra that asks, just as the ripe fruit falls from the vine, may I be liberated from the endless cycles of birth, death and suffering into the abode of joy that Shiva is.

A common translation is as follows:
"We worship the three-eyed One (Lord Shiva) who is fragrant and who nourishes all beings; may He liberate me from death, for the sake of immortality, even as the cucumber is severed from its bondage (of the creeper)."

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Aum Tryambakam yajaamahe sugandhim pushtivardhanam
Urvaarukamiva bandhanaan-mrityormuksheeya maamritaat

Untie me from this mind
Release me from the vine
Of pleasure and pain
Of loss and gain

So I see
I AM free
So I see
I AM free
So I see
I AM

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released January 22, 2021

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Julia Berkeley Ojai, California

Julia is a singer-songwriter, sound healer, yoga teacher & transformational facilitator who weaves together her passions to awaken peace & love across the globe.

Just as she came to singing late in life through the practice of kirtan, she encourages all to dare to free themselves & their voice by singing along without judgement. May these healing mantras heal & liberate the power within you. ... more

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