‘Om tryambakam yajaamahe We worship the three-eyed lord sugandhim pushti-vardhanam. who is fragrant and who nourishes and nurtures all beings. Urvaarukam-iva bandhanaan As the ripened cucumber is freed from bondage to the creeper by the gardener mrityormuksheeya maamrataat! may He liberate us from death for the sake of immortality.’
