This article is about the Hindu god. For the Indian caste, see Vishwakarma (caste).
Vishvakarma
Architect of the devas[1]
Bronze sculpture of Vishvakarma from Lopburi, Thailand, 13th century. Kept at Bangkok National Museum.
Affiliation
Deva
Abode
Svarga
Mantra
Om Viśvakarmane Namaḥ
Weapon
Scale, Kamandalu, book, hammer and chisel
Mount
Goose
Elephant
Personal information
Parents
Prabhasa Vasu (father) Yogasiddha or Angirasi (mother)
Consort
Ghritachi or Gayatri
Children
Manu, May, Tvashta, Shilpi, Daivajna and Sanjna, Vishvarupa, Barhismati, Chitrangada, Nala
Vishvakarma or Vishvakarman (Sanskrit: विश्वकर्मा, lit. 'all maker', IAST: Viśvakarmā) is a craftsman deity and the divine architect of the devas in contemporary Hinduism. In the early texts, the craftsman deity was known as Tvastar and the word "Vishvakarma" was originally used as an epithet for any powerful deity. However, in many later traditions, Vishvakarma became the name of the craftsman god.[2]
Vishvakarma crafted all of the chariots of the devas and weapons including the Vajra of the god Indra.[3] Vishvakarma was related to the sun god Surya through his daughter Samjna/Randal. According to the legend, when Samjna left her house due to Surya's energy, Vishvakarma reduced the energy and created various other weapons using it. Vishvakarma also built various cities like Lanka,[4] Dvaraka, and Indraprastha.[2] According to the epic Ramayana, the vanara (forest-man or monkey) Nala was the son of Vishvakarma, created to aid the avatar Rama.[5]
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the Sundara Kanda. The Vatika has garden houses around it, built by Vishvakarma himself. It was the location where Sita, the wife of Rama, was held captive...
details of a kingdom named Lanka that was created by the divine sculptor Vishvakarma for Kubera, the God of Wealth. It is said that Kubera was overthrown...
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linga. Shiva agreed to destroy Tripura. Vishvakarma was the architect of the gods. Shiva called Vishvakarma and asked him to make a suitable chariot...
the murals were created. The main priest at the temple belongs to the Vishvakarma (Vishvabrahmin) community. Mahatma Gandhi visited Sirsi in 1934 but he...
institutes such as Lalbhai Dalpatbhai College of Engineering, Birla Vishvakarma Mahavidyalaya, Vishwakarma Government Engineering College and many Government...
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