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𑌤𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌰𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌣𑍀𑌮𑌹𑍇

Tachcham Yoravrinimahe in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ vedic·📿 3× repetitions·🕐 At the conclusion of yajnas and prayers, and during invocations for healing and peace·📜 Rigveda / Shukla Yajurveda (Shanti Patha)

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ English සිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Rigveda / Shukla Yajurveda (Shanti Patha) · Vedic tradition · Vedic period

This peace invocation gathers Vedic verses found in the Rigveda and the Shukla Yajurveda into a single Shanti Patha. Beginning with a prayer for healing (sham and yoh) and the unobstructed success of the sacrifice, it widens into a benediction for divine well-being, for all humankind, for the upward triumph of healing power, and finally for the peace of both bipeds and quadrupeds — humans and animals together. Its all-embracing scope has made it one of the most cherished Vedic peace chants.

✦ As told in scripture

Because it explicitly prays for the health of every living being — human and animal alike — this invocation has long been recited over the sick and over herds and households for protection and recovery. Devotees regard 'urdhvam jigatu bheshajam' (may healing rise upward and prevail) as a living blessing, and many recite it during illness, trusting in the upward-moving force of divine remedy.

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The Mantra

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𑍐 𑌤𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌰𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌣𑍀𑌮𑌹𑍇। 𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌂 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌯। 𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌂 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌪𑌤𑌯𑍇। 𑌦𑍈𑌵𑍀 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌨𑌃। 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃। 𑌊𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌜𑌿𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍁 𑌭𑍇𑌷𑌜𑌮𑍍। 𑌶𑌂 𑌨𑍋 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌦𑍇। 𑌶𑌂 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌦𑍇। 𑍐 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃॥

Oṃ tac chaṃ yor ā vṛṇīmahe | gātuṃ yajñāya | gātuṃ yajñapataye | Daivī svastir astu naḥ | svastir mānuṣebhyaḥ | ūrdhvaṃ jigātu bheṣajam | Śaṃ no astu dvipade | śaṃ catuṣpade | Oṃ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ ||

Meaning:Om. We pray for that which is healing and which wards off all suffering. May there be a clear path and success for the sacrifice, and for the lord of the sacrifice. May divine well-being be ours, and well-being to all humankind. May the healing power rise ever upward (and prevail). May there be well-being to our bipeds (human beings) and well-being to our quadrupeds (animals). Om, peace, peace, peace.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌤𑌤𑍍🔊tatthat

𑌶𑌮𑍍🔊śamhappiness, well-being, that which cures and brings peace

𑌯𑍋𑌃🔊yoḥthat which removes / wards off disease and evil

𑌆 𑌵𑍃𑌣𑍀𑌮𑌹𑍇🔊ā vṛṇīmahewe choose, we pray for, we invoke

𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍁𑌮𑍍🔊gātumright path, free progress, success

𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌯🔊yajñāyafor the sacrifice (the yajna)

𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌪𑌤𑌯𑍇🔊yajñapatayefor the lord / performer of the sacrifice

𑌦𑍈𑌵𑍀 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃🔊daivī svastiḥdivine well-being, blessing from the gods

𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌨𑌃🔊astu naḥmay it be to us, may we have

𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍇𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌃🔊svastiḥ mānuṣebhyaḥwell-being for (all) human beings

𑌊𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍🔊ūrdhvamupward, high, ever rising

𑌜𑌿𑌗𑌾𑌤𑍁🔊jigātumay it advance, may it prevail, may it go forth

𑌭𑍇𑌷𑌜𑌮𑍍🔊bheṣajammedicine, healing, remedy

𑌶𑌮𑍍 𑌨𑌃 𑌅𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌪𑌦𑍇🔊śam naḥ astu dvipademay there be well-being for our bipeds (human beings)

𑌶𑌮𑍍 𑌚𑌤𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌦𑍇🔊śam catuṣpadewell-being for the quadrupeds (animals, cattle)

𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃🔊śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥpeace, peace, peace

Benefits of Chanting Tachcham Yoravrinimahe

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Invokes healing (bheshajam) and the removal of disease and suffering

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Prays for the well-being of all humankind and of all animals alike

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Blesses the success of sacred works, yajnas and their performers

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A complete Shanti Patha embracing the whole of living creation

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Creates an atmosphere of universal peace, harmony and welfare

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Brings divine grace (daivi svasti) to home, society and environment

How to Chant Tachcham Yoravrinimahe

Repetitions3times

Best TimeAt the conclusion of yajnas and prayers, and during invocations for healing and peace

This Shanti Patha is recited to invoke peace and healing, often at the close of a yajna, homa or prayer, and to bless the welfare of all beings. Begin with 'Om' and conclude with 'Om Shanti Shanti Shanti,' the three repetitions praying for peace in the individual, in society, and in the natural world. Chant it with a heart-felt wish for the well-being of all humans and animals.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Tachcham Yoravrinimahe written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It means 'We pray for that which is healing and which removes suffering.' The invocation then asks for the success of the sacrifice, divine and human well-being, the rising of healing power, and peace for both human beings and animals.

The phrase 'Sham no astu dvipade, sham chatushpade' prays for the well-being of two-legged beings (human beings) and four-legged beings (animals and cattle). This embraces the welfare of the entire living world, not just humanity.

Its verses are drawn from the Rigveda and the Shukla Yajurveda (it appears among the peace invocations associated with the Yajurvedic tradition). It is one of the most widely used Vedic peace chants.

It is recited as a Shanti Patha — especially at the conclusion of yajnas, homas and prayers, and in invocations for healing, harmony and the welfare of all creatures.