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Tachchakshur Devahitam — Pashyema Sharadah Shatam

तच्चक्षुर्देवहितम् — पश्येम शरदः शतम्

🕉️ vedic·📿 9× repetitions·🕐 At sunrise facing the east, especially during Surya worship and on birthdays·📜 Rigveda 7.66.16

Also known as: pashyema sharadah shatam · tachchakshur devahitam · tat chakshur devahitam purastat · jeevema sharadah shatam · rigveda 7.66.16

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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

This radiant verse from Rigveda 7.66.16 (also echoed in the Yajurveda and Upanishads) is the classic Vedic prayer for a long, full and healthy life. Beholding the rising Sun — 'the bright eye of the gods' — the worshippers pray to see, live, hear, speak and remain dignified and self-reliant for a hundred autumns and beyond. It is one of the most cherished benedictions for longevity and vitality in the entire Vedic corpus.

Origin & Story

Rigveda 7.66.16 · Rishi Vasishtha Maitravaruni · Vedic period (c. 1500 BCE or earlier)

This verse appears in a Rigvedic hymn to Mitra and Varuna by the great seer Vasishtha. Contemplating the Sun rising in the east as the radiant 'eye of the gods,' the seer offers a fivefold prayer — to see, live, hear, speak and remain dignified for a hundred autumns and more. So beloved is this benediction that it was carried into the Yajurveda and quoted in the Upanishads, becoming the archetypal Vedic prayer for longevity and the health of all the senses.

✦ As told in scripture

From ancient times this verse has been spoken over the newborn and the aged alike as a blessing of 'a hundred autumns.' Devotees who greet the Sun with it each morning describe a steady vitality and serenity of the senses, and tradition holds that one who reveres the Sun with this prayer is granted a long life lived in dignity rather than dependence.

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The Mantra

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तच्चक्षुर्देवहितं पुरस्ताच्छुक्रमुच्चरत्। पश्येम शरदः शतं जीवेम शरदः शतं शृणुयाम शरदः शतं प्र ब्रवाम शरदः शतम् अदीनाः स्याम शरदः शतं भूयश्च शरदः शतात्॥

Tac cakṣur devahitaṃ purastāc chukram uccarat | Paśyema śaradaḥ śataṃ jīvema śaradaḥ śataṃ śṛṇuyāma śaradaḥ śataṃ pra bravāma śaradaḥ śatam adīnāḥ syāma śaradaḥ śataṃ bhūyaś ca śaradaḥ śatāt ||

Meaning:That bright, beneficent eye of the gods — the Sun — rises pure and luminous in the east. May we see it for a hundred autumns; may we live for a hundred autumns; may we hear for a hundred autumns; may we speak well for a hundred autumns; may we remain self-reliant and undejected for a hundred autumns, and even beyond a hundred autumns. May the radiant Sun, ordained for the welfare of all, bless us with a long, healthy, dignified and joyful life.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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तत्🔊tatthat (well-known, supreme)

चक्षुः🔊cakṣuḥthe eye, the (cosmic) sight — the Sun as the eye of the gods

देवहितम्🔊devahitamordained / placed for the good of the gods and all beings

पुरस्तात्🔊purastātin the east, in front, ahead

शुक्रम्🔊śukrambright, pure, luminous

उच्चरत्🔊uccaratrising up, ascending (the sun rising in the east)

पश्येम🔊paśyemamay we see, may we behold

शरदः शतम्🔊śaradaḥ śatama hundred autumns (a hundred years)

जीवेम🔊jīvemamay we live

शृणुयाम🔊śṛṇuyāmamay we hear

प्र ब्रवाम🔊pra bravāmamay we speak well, may we proclaim

अदीनाः🔊adīnāḥundejected, self-reliant, free from want and helplessness

स्याम🔊syāmamay we be, may we remain

भूयः च🔊bhūyaḥ caand even more, and beyond

शरदः शतात्🔊śaradaḥ śatātthan a hundred autumns (more than a hundred years)

Benefits of Chanting Tachchakshur Devahitam — Pashyema Sharadah Shatam

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A powerful Vedic blessing for long life (a hundred autumns) and beyond

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Prays for the health of every faculty — sight, hearing, speech and vitality

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Invokes the life-giving energy of the Sun (Surya) for vigour and well-being

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Cultivates dignity, self-reliance and freedom from helplessness in old age

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Brings an attitude of gratitude and reverence toward the rising Sun each day

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Commonly chanted in birthday (ayushya) and longevity blessings

How to Chant Tachchakshur Devahitam — Pashyema Sharadah Shatam

Repetitions9times

Best TimeAt sunrise facing the east, especially during Surya worship and on birthdays

Chant this verse at dawn while facing the rising Sun, ideally during Surya Namaskar or while offering Arghya (water). Pronounce the repeated phrase 'sharadah shatam' (a hundred autumns) with feeling, holding the prayer for a long and healthy life for yourself and all beings. It is especially auspicious as an Ayushya (longevity) blessing on birthdays and at the start of new phases of life.

Frequently Asked Questions

It means 'May we see for a hundred autumns.' The verse prays that we may behold the Sun, live, hear, speak and remain self-reliant for a hundred autumns (a hundred years) and even beyond — a blessing for a long, healthy and dignified life.

These opening words mean 'that beneficent eye of the gods' — referring to the Sun, which rises pure and luminous in the east. The Sun is praised as the cosmic eye that sustains and blesses all life.

It is Rigveda 7.66.16, from a hymn to Mitra and Varuna by the seer Vasishtha. The same prayer is repeated in the Yajurveda and quoted in several Upanishads, making it one of the most widespread longevity blessings.

It is best chanted at sunrise facing the east, during Surya worship or while offering Arghya. It is also a favourite blessing recited on birthdays and longevity (Ayushya) ceremonies.