About this stotra
The Vishwakarma Suktam is a Vedic hymn drawn from the Taittirīya Saṃhitā that celebrates Vishwakarma, the divine architect and craftsman of the universe. The name itself means "all-maker" or "all-creator," and the hymn addresses him as the primordial father, seer, and establisher of all worlds. These verses describe a cosmic being who fashioned the universe through his mind and creative vision, who gave names to the gods, and whom all beings approach seeking knowledge of ultimate truth.
The Suktam weaves together themes of creation, sacrifice, and cosmic order. Vishwakarma is portrayed not merely as a celestial artisan but as the supreme principle underlying all manifestation—the one who sits as hotā (invoker) among all realms and who entered the highest abode. The hymn also invokes Indra as the protector made invincible through Vishwakarma's offerings, connecting divine craftsmanship with divine protection.
This hymn holds special significance for architects, engineers, craftsmen, and artisans, and is traditionally recited during Vishwakarma Puja. Regular recitation is believed to bestow creative skill, prosperity, and success in all constructive endeavors.
Vishwakarma Suktam lyrics and meaning
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Verse 1
(तै. सं. 1.4.6)
य इ॒मा विश्वा॒ भुव॑नानि॒ जुह्व॒दृषि॒र्होता॑ निष॒सादा॑ पि॒ता नः॑ ।
स आ॒शिषा॒ द्रवि॑णमि॒च्छमा॑नः परम॒च्छदो॒ वर॒ आ वि॑वेश ॥ 1
(tai. saṃ. 1.4.6)
ya i̠mā viśvā̠ bhuva̍nāni̠ juhva̠dṛṣi̠rhōtā̍ niṣa̠sādā̍ pi̠tā na̍ḥ ।
sa ā̠śiṣā̠ dravi̍ṇami̠chChamā̍naḥ parama̠chChadō̠ vara̠ ā vi̍vēśa ॥ 1
He who, the seer, the invoker, sits among all these worlds, our father,
Seeking wealth with blessings, entered the highest abode.
Word by word
- यः (yaḥ)
- he who
- इमाः (imāḥ)
- these
- विश्वानि (viśvāni)
- all
- भुवनानि (bhuvanāni)
- worlds
- जुह्वत् (juhvat)
- invoker
- ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ)
- seer
- होता (hotā)
- priest
- निषसाद (niṣasāda)
- sits
- पिता (pitā)
- father
- नः (naḥ)
- our
- सः (saḥ)
- he
- आशिषा (āśiṣā)
- with blessings
- द्रविणम् (draviṇam)
- wealth
- इच्छमानः (icchamānaḥ)
- seeking
- परमच्छदः (paramacchadaḥ)
- highest abode (parama:highest | chadaḥ:abode)
- वरः (varaḥ)
- excellent
- आ (ā)
- towards
- विवेश (viveśa)
- entered
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Verse 2
वि॒श्वक॑र्मा॒ मन॑सा॒ यद्विहा॑या धा॒ता वि॑धा॒ता प॑र॒मोत स॒न्दृक् ।
तेषा॑मि॒ष्टानि॒ समि॒षा म॑दन्ति॒ यत्र॑ सप्त॒र्षीन्प॒र एक॑मा॒हुः ॥ 2
vi̠śvaka̍rmā̠ mana̍sā̠ yadvihā̍yā dhā̠tā vi̍dhā̠tā pa̍ra̠mōta sa̠ndṛk ।
tēṣā̍mi̠ṣṭāni̠ sami̠ṣā ma̍danti̠ yatra̍ sapta̠rṣīnpa̠ra ēka̍mā̠huḥ ॥ 2
Vishwakarma, abandoning with the mind, the creator and arranger, the supreme seer,
Their desires and wishes rejoice where the seven sages are said to be one.
Word by word
- विश्वकर्मा (viśvakarmā)
- Vishwakarma (viśva:universe | karmā:creator)
- मनसा (manasā)
- with the mind
- यद्विहाय (yadvihāya)
- abandoning (yat:which | vihāya:abandoning)
- धाता (dhātā)
- creator
- विधाता (vidhātā)
- arranger
- परमोत (paramota)
- supreme
- सन्दृक् (sandṛk)
- seer
- तेषाम् (teṣām)
- their
- इष्टानि (iṣṭāni)
- desires
- समिषा (samiṣā)
- wishes
- मदन्ति (madanti)
- rejoice
- यत्र (yatra)
- where
- सप्तर्षीन् (saptarṣīn)
- seven sages (sapta:seven | ṛṣīn:sages)
- पर (para)
- supreme
- एकम् (ekam)
- one
- आहुः (āhuḥ)
- are said
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Verse 3
यो नः॑ पि॒ता ज॑नि॒ता यो वि॑धा॒ता यो नः॑ स॒तो अ॒भ्या सज्ज॒जान॑ ।
यो दे॒वाना॑-न्नाम॒धा एक॑ ए॒व तग्ं स॑म्प्र॒श्नम्भुव॑ना यन्त्य॒न्या ॥ 3
yō na̍ḥ pi̠tā ja̍ni̠tā yō vi̍dhā̠tā yō na̍-ssa̠tō a̠bhyā sajja̠jāna̍ ।
yō dē̠vānā̍-nnāma̠dhā ēka̍ ē̠va tagṃ sa̍mpra̠śnambhuva̍nā yantya̠nyā ॥ 3
He who is our father, creator, and ordainer,
who knows all our actions and deeds,
who alone is the giver of names to the gods,
to him, other beings turn with their questions.
Word by word
- यो (yo)
- who
- नः (naḥ)
- our
- पिता (pitā)
- father
- जनिता (janitā)
- creator
- यो (yo)
- who
- विधाता (vidhātā)
- ordainer
- यो (yo)
- who
- नः (naḥ)
- our
- सतः (sataḥ)
- of existence
- अभ्या (abhyā)
- towards
- सज्जजान (sajjajān)
- knows all actions (sajja:actions | jān:knows)
- यो (yo)
- who
- देवानाम् (devānām)
- of the gods
- नामधा (nāmadha)
- giver of names (nāma:names | dha:giver)
- एक (eka)
- one
- एव (eva)
- alone
- तग्ं (tagṃ)
- to him
- सम्प्रश्नम्भुवना (sampraśnambhuvanā)
- turn with questions (sampraśna:questions | bhuvanā:turn)
- यन्ति (yanti)
- go
- अन्या (anyā)
- other beings
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Verse 4
त आय॑जन्त॒ द्रवि॑ण॒ग्ं सम॑स्मा॒ ऋष॑यः॒ पूर्वे॑ जरि॒तारो॒ न भू॒ना ।
अ॒सूर्ता॒ सूर्ता॒ रज॑सो वि॒माने॒ ये भू॒तानि॑ स॒मकृ॑ण्वन्नि॒मानि॑ ॥ 4
ta āya̍janta̠ dravi̍ṇa̠gṃ sama̍smā̠ ṛṣa̍ya̠ḥ pūrvē̍ jari̠tārō̠ na bhū̠nā ।
a̠sūrtā̠ sūrtā̠ raja̍sō vi̠mānē̠ yē bhū̠tāni̍ sa̠makṛ̍ṇvanni̠māni̍ ॥ 4
The ancient sages, like singers of old, offered wealth to us.
They, the creators, fashioned these beings in the vast expanse of the sky. [Not verified]
Word by word
- त (ta)
- they
- आयजन्त (āyajanta)
- offered
- द्रविणग्ं (draviṇagṃ)
- wealth
- समस्मा (samasmā)
- to us
- ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ)
- sages
- पूर्वे (pūrve)
- ancient
- जरितारः (jaritāraḥ)
- singers
- न (na)
- like
- भूना (bhūnā)
- beings
- असूर्ताः (asūrtāḥ)
- creators
- सूर्ताः (sūrtāḥ)
- fashioned
- रजसः (rajaso)
- of the sky
- विमाने (vimāne)
- in the expanse
- ये (ye)
- who
- भूतानि (bhūtāni)
- beings
- समकृण्वन्निमानि (samakṛṇvannimāni)
- fashioned these (samakṛṇvan:fashioned | imāni:these)
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Verse 5
न तं-विँ॑दाथ॒ य इ॒द-ञ्ज॒जाना॒न्यद्यु॒ष्माक॒मन्त॑रम्भवाति ।
नी॒हा॒रेण॒ प्रावृ॑ता जल्प्या॑ चासु॒तृप॑ उक्थ॒शास॑श्चरन्ति ॥ 5
na taṃ vi̍dātha̠ ya i̠da-ñja̠jānā̠nyadyu̠ṣmāka̠manta̍rambhavāti ।
nī̠hā̠rēṇa̠ prāvṛ̍tā jalpyā̍ chāsu̠tṛpa̍ uktha̠śāsa̍ścharanti ॥ 5
You do not know him who has created these things,
covered by mist, the babblers and the unwise wander. [Not verified]
Word by word
- न (na)
- not
- तं (taṃ)
- him
- विन्दाथ (vindātha)
- you know
- य (ya)
- who
- इदं (idaṃ)
- these
- जजान (jajān)
- created
- अन्यत् (anyat)
- other
- युष्माकम् (yuṣmākam)
- your
- अन्तरम् (antaram)
- within
- भवाति (bhavati)
- exists
- नीहार (nīhāra)
- mist
- प्रावृता (prāvṛtā)
- covered
- जल्प्याः (jalpyāḥ)
- babblers
- च (ca)
- and
- असुतृपः (asutṛpaḥ)
- unwise
- उक्थशासः (ukthaśāsaḥ)
- praising hymns (uktha:hymn | śāsaḥ:praising)
- चरन्ति (caranti)
- wander
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Verse 6
प॒रो दि॒वा प॒र ए॒ना पृ॑थि॒व्या प॒रो दे॒वेभि॒रसु॑रै॒र्गुहा॒ यत् ।
कग्ं स्वि॒द्गर्भ॑-म्प्रथ॒म-न्द॑ध्र॒ आपो॒ यत्र॑ दे॒वा-स्स॒मग॑च्छन्त॒ विश्वे ॥ 6
pa̠rō di̠vā pa̠ra ē̠nā pṛ̍thi̠vyā pa̠rō dē̠vēbhi̠rasu̍rai̠rguhā̠ yat ।
kagṃ svi̠dgarbha̍-mpratha̠ma-nda̍dhra̠ āpō̠ yatra̍ dē̠vā-ssa̠maga̍chChanta̠ viśvē ॥ 6
pa̠rō di̠vaa pa̠ra ē̠naa pri̍thi̠vyaa pa̠rō dē̠vēbhi̠rasu̍rai̠rguhaa̠ yat ।
kagm svi̠dgarbha̍-mpratha̠ma-nda̍dhra̠ aapō̠ yatra̍ dē̠vaa-ssa̠maga̍chChanta̠ vishvē ॥ 6
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Verse 7
तमिद्गर्भ॑म्प्रथ॒म-न्द॑ध्र॒ आपो॒ यत्र॑ दे॒वा-स्स॒मग॑च्छन्त॒ विश्वे॑ ।
अ॒जस्य॒ नाभा॒वध्येक॒मर्पि॑तं॒-यँस्मि॑न्नि॒दं-विँश्व॒म्भुवन॒मधि॑ श्रि॒तम् ॥ 7
tamidgarbha̍mpratha̠ma-nda̍dhra̠ āpō̠ yatra̍ dē̠vā-ssa̠maga̍chChanta̠ viśvē̍ ।
a̠jasya̠ nābhā̠vadhyēka̠marpi̍ta̠ṃ yasmi̍nni̠daṃ viśva̠mbhuvana̠madhi̍ śri̠tam ॥ 7
tamidgarbha̍mpratha̠ma-nda̍dhra̠ aapō̠ yatra̍ dē̠vaa-ssa̠maga̍chChanta̠ vishvē̍ ।
a̠jasya̠ naabhaa̠vadhyēka̠marpi̍ta̠m yasmi̍nni̠dam vishva̠mbhuvana̠madhi̍ shri̠tam ॥ 7
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Verse 8
वि॒श्वक॑र्मा॒ ह्यज॑निष्ट दे॒व आदिद्ग॑न्ध॒र्वो अ॑भवद्द्वि॒तीयः॑ ।
तृ॒तीयः॑ पि॒ता ज॑नि॒तौष॑धीनाम॒पा-ङ्गर्भं॒-व्यँ॑दधात्पुरु॒त्रा ॥ 8
vi̠śvaka̍rmā̠ hyaja̍niṣṭa dē̠va ādidga̍ndha̠rvō a̍bhavaddvi̠tīya̍ḥ ।
tṛ̠tīya̍ḥ pi̠tā ja̍ni̠tauṣa̍dhīnāma̠pā-ṅgarbha̠ṃ vya̍dadhātpuru̠trā ॥ 8
vi̠shvaka̍rmaa̠ hyaja̍nishta dē̠va aadidga̍ndha̠rvō a̍bhavaddvi̠tiiya̍h ।
tri̠tiiya̍h pi̠taa ja̍ni̠tausha̍dhiinaama̠paa-ngarbha̠m vya̍dadhaatpuru̠traa ॥ 8
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Verse 9
चक्षु॑षः पि॒ता मन॑सा॒ हि धीरो॑ घृ॒तमे॑ने अजन॒न्नन्न॑माने ।
य॒देदन्ता॒ अद॑दृग्ंहन्त॒ पूर्व॒ आदिद्द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी अ॑प्रथेताम् ॥ 9
chakṣu̍ṣaḥ pi̠tā mana̍sā̠ hi dhīrō̍ ghṛ̠tamē̍nē ajana̠nnanna̍mānē ।
ya̠dēdantā̠ ada̍dṛgṃhanta̠ pūrva̠ ādiddyāvā̍pṛthi̠vī a̍prathētām ॥ 9
chakshu̍shah pi̠taa mana̍saa̠ hi dhiirō̍ ghri̠tamē̍nē ajana̠nnanna̍maanē ।
ya̠dēdantaa̠ ada̍drigmhanta̠ puurva̠ aadiddyaavaa̍prithi̠vii a̍prathētaam ॥ 9
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Verse 10
वि॒श्वत॑श्चक्षुरु॒त वि॒श्वतो॑मुखो वि॒श्वतो॑हस्त उ॒त वि॒श्वत॑स्पात् ।
सम्बा॒हुभ्या॒-न्नम॑ति॒ सम्पत॑त्रै॒र्द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी ज॒नय॑न्दे॒व एकः॑ ॥ 10
vi̠śvata̍śchakṣuru̠ta vi̠śvatō̍mukhō vi̠śvatō̍hasta u̠ta vi̠śvata̍spāt ।
sambā̠hubhyā̠-nnama̍ti̠ sampata̍trai̠rdyāvā̍pṛthi̠vī ja̠naya̍ndē̠va ēka̍ḥ ॥ 10
vi̠shvata̍shchakshuru̠ta vi̠shvatō̍mukhō vi̠shvatō̍hasta u̠ta vi̠shvata̍spaat ।
sambaa̠hubhyaa̠-nnama̍ti̠ sampata̍trai̠rdyaavaa̍prithi̠vii ja̠naya̍ndē̠va ēka̍h ॥ 10
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Verse 11
किग्ं स्वि॑दासीदधि॒ष्ठान॑मा॒रम्भ॑ण-ङ्कत॒मत्स्वि॒त्किमा॑सीत् ।
यदी॒ भूमि॑-ञ्ज॒नय॑न्वि॒श्वक॑र्मा॒ वि द्यामौर्णो॑न्महि॒ना वि॒श्वच॑क्षाः ॥ 11
kigṃ svi̍dāsīdadhi̠ṣṭhāna̍mā̠rambha̍ṇa-ṅkata̠matsvi̠tkimā̍sīt ।
yadī̠ bhūmi̍-ñja̠naya̍nvi̠śvaka̍rmā̠ vi dyāmaurṇō̍nmahi̠nā vi̠śvacha̍kṣāḥ ॥ 11
kigm svi̍daasiidadhi̠shthaana̍maa̠rambha̍na-nkata̠matsvi̠tkimaa̍siit ।
yadii̠ bhuumi̍-nja̠naya̍nvi̠shvaka̍rmaa̠ vi dyaamaurnō̍nmahi̠naa vi̠shvacha̍kshaah ॥ 11
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Verse 12
किग्ं स्वि॒द्वन॒-ङ्क उ॒ स वृ॒क्ष आ॑सी॒द्यतो॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी नि॑ष्टत॒क्षुः ।
मनी॑षिणो॒ मन॑सा पृ॒च्छतेदु॒ तद्यद॒ध्यति॑ष्ठ॒द्भुव॑नानि धा॒रयन्॑ ॥ 12
kigṃ svi̠dvana̠-ṅka u̠ sa vṛ̠kṣa ā̍sī̠dyatō̠ dyāvā̍pṛthi̠vī ni̍ṣṭata̠kṣuḥ ।
manī̍ṣiṇō̠ mana̍sā pṛ̠chChatēdu̠ tadyada̠dhyati̍ṣṭha̠dbhuva̍nāni dhā̠rayan̍ ॥ 12
kigm svi̠dvana̠-nka u̠ sa vri̠ksha aa̍sii̠dyatō̠ dyaavaa̍prithi̠vii ni̍shtata̠kshuh ।
manii̍shinō̠ mana̍saa pri̠chChatēdu̠ tadyada̠dhyati̍shtha̠dbhuva̍naani dhaa̠rayan̍ ॥ 12
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Verse 13
या ते॒ धामा॑नि पर॒माणि॒ याव॒मा या म॑ध्य॒मा वि॑श्वकर्मन्नु॒तेमा ।
शिक्षा॒ सखि॑भ्यो ह॒विषि॑ स्वधाव-स्स्व॒यं-यँ॑जस्व त॒नुव॑-ञ्जुषा॒णः ॥ 13
yā tē̠ dhāmā̍ni para̠māṇi̠ yāva̠mā yā ma̍dhya̠mā vi̍śvakarmannu̠tēmā ।
śikṣā̠ sakhi̍bhyō ha̠viṣi̍ svadhāva-ssva̠yaṃ ya̍jasva ta̠nuva̍-ñjuṣā̠ṇaḥ ॥ 13
yaa tē̠ dhaamaa̍ni para̠maani̠ yaava̠maa yaa ma̍dhya̠maa vi̍shvakarmannu̠tēmaa ।
shikshaa̠ sakhi̍bhyō ha̠vishi̍ svadhaava-ssva̠yam ya̍jasva ta̠nuva̍-njushaa̠nah ॥ 13
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Verse 14
वा॒चस्पतिं॑-विँ॒श्वक॑र्माणमू॒तये॑ मनो॒युजं॒-वाँजे॑ अ॒द्या हु॑वेम ।
स नो॒ नेदि॑ष्ठा॒ हव॑नानि जोषते वि॒श्वश॑म्भू॒रव॑से सा॒धुक॑र्मा ॥ 14
vā̠chaspati̍ṃ vi̠śvaka̍rmāṇamū̠tayē̍ manō̠yuja̠ṃ vājē̍ a̠dyā hu̍vēma ।
sa nō̠ nēdi̍ṣṭhā̠ hava̍nāni jōṣatē vi̠śvaśa̍mbhū̠rava̍sē sā̠dhuka̍rmā ॥ 14
vaa̠chaspati̍m vi̠shvaka̍rmaanamuu̠tayē̍ manō̠yuja̠m vaajē̍ a̠dyaa hu̍vēma ।
sa nō̠ nēdi̍shthaa̠ hava̍naani jōshatē vi̠shvasha̍mbhuu̠rava̍sē saa̠dhuka̍rmaa ॥ 14
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Verse 15
विश्व॑कर्मन्ह॒विषा॑ वावृधा॒न-स्स्व॒यं-यँ॑जस्व त॒नुव॑-ञ्जुषा॒णः ।
मुह्य॑न्त्व॒न्ये अ॒भितः॑ स॒पत्ना॑ इ॒हास्माक॑म्म॒घवा॑ सू॒रिर॑स्तु ॥ 15
viśva̍karmanha̠viṣā̍ vāvṛdhā̠na-ssva̠yaṃ ya̍jasva ta̠nuva̍-ñjuṣā̠ṇaḥ ।
muhya̍ntva̠nyē a̠bhita̍-ssa̠patnā̍ i̠hāsmāka̍mma̠ghavā̍ sū̠rira̍stu ॥ 15
vishva̍karmanha̠vishaa̍ vaavridhaa̠na-ssva̠yam ya̍jasva ta̠nuva̍-njushaa̠nah ।
muhya̍ntva̠nyē a̠bhita̍-ssa̠patnaa̍ i̠haasmaaka̍mma̠ghavaa̍ suu̠rira̍stu ॥ 15
॥ १६ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 16
विश्व॑कर्मन्ह॒विषा वर्ध॑नेन त्रा॒तार॒मिन्द्र॑मकृणोरव॒ध्यम् ।
तस्मै॒ विश॒-स्सम॑नमन्त पू॒र्वीर॒यमु॒ग्रो वि॑ह॒व्यो॑ यथास॑त् ॥ 16
viśva̍karmanha̠viṣā vardha̍nēna trā̠tāra̠mindra̍makṛṇōrava̠dhyam ।
tasmai̠ viśa̠-ssama̍namanta pū̠rvīra̠yamu̠grō vi̍ha̠vyō̍ yathāsa̍t ॥ 16
vishva̍karmanha̠vishaa vardha̍nēna traa̠taara̠mindra̍makrinōrava̠dhyam ।
tasmai̠ visha̠-ssama̍namanta puu̠rviira̠yamu̠grō vi̍ha̠vyō̍ yathaasa̍t ॥ 16
॥ १७ ॥♪ CHANTING NOW
Verse 17
स॒मु॒द्राय॑ व॒युना॑य॒ सिन्धू॑ना॒म्पत॑ये॒ नमः॑ ।
न॒दीना॒ग्ं सर्वा॑साम्पि॒त्रे जु॑हु॒ता
वि॒श्वक॑र्मणे॒ विश्वाहाम॑र्त्यग्ं ह॒विः ।
sa̠mu̠drāya̍ va̠yunā̍ya̠ sindhū̍nā̠mpata̍yē̠ nama̍ḥ ।
na̠dīnā̠gṃ sarvā̍sāmpi̠trē ju̍hu̠tā
vi̠śvaka̍rmaṇē̠ viśvāhāma̍rtyagṃ ha̠viḥ ।
sa̠mu̠draaya̍ va̠yunaa̍ya̠ sindhuu̍naa̠mpata̍yē̠ nama̍h ।
na̠diinaa̠gm sarvaa̍saampi̠trē ju̍hu̠taa
vi̠shvaka̍rmanē̠ vishvaahaama̍rtyagm ha̠vih ।
ॐ
