Vishwakarma Chalisa – Divine Architect Devotional Hymn with Lyrics & Meaning
Vishwakarma Chalisa Lyrics (हिंदी में)
॥ दोहा ॥
विनय करौं कर जोड़कर,मन वचन कर्म संभारि।
मोर मनोरथ पूर्ण कर,विश्वकर्मा दुष्टारि॥
॥ चौपाई ॥
विश्वकर्मा तव नाम अनूपा।पावन सुखद मनन अनरूपा॥
सुंदर सुयश भुवन दशचारी।नित प्रति गावत गुण नरनारी॥
शारद शेष महेश भवानी।कवि कोविद गुण ग्राहक ज्ञानी॥
आगम निगम पुराण महाना।गुणातीत गुणवंत सयाना॥
जग महँ जे परमारथ वादी।धर्म धुरंधर शुभ सनकादि॥
नित नित गुण यश गावत तेरे।धन्य-धन्य विश्वकर्मा मेरे॥
आदि सृष्टि महँ तू अविनाशी।मोक्ष धाम तजि आयो सुपासी॥
जग महँ प्रथम लीक शुभ जाकी।भुवन चारि दश कीर्ति कला की॥
ब्रह्मचारी आदित्य भयो जब।वेद पारंगत ऋषि भयो तब॥
दर्शन शास्त्र अरु विज्ञ पुराना।कीर्ति कला इतिहास सुजाना॥
तुम आदि विश्वकर्मा कहलायो।चौदह विधा भू पर फैलायो॥
लोह काष्ठ अरु ताम्र सुवर्णा।शिला शिल्प जो पंचक वर्णा॥
दे शिक्षा दुख दारिद्र नाश्यो।सुख समृद्धि जगमहँ परकाश्यो॥
सनकादिक ऋषि शिष्य तुम्हारे।ब्रह्मादिक जै मुनीश पुकारे॥
जगत गुरु इस हेतु भये तुम।तम-अज्ञान-समूह हने तुम॥
दिव्य अलौकिक गुण जाके वर।विघ्न विनाशन भय टारन कर॥
सृष्टि करन हित नाम तुम्हारा।ब्रह्मा विश्वकर्मा भय धारा॥
विष्णु अलौकिक जगरक्षक सम।शिवकल्याणदायक अति अनुपम॥
नमो नमो विश्वकर्मा देवा।सेवत सुलभ मनोरथ देवा॥
देव दनुज किन्नर गन्धर्वा।प्रणवत युगल चरण पर सर्वा॥
अविचल भक्ति हृदय बस जाके।चार पदारथ करतल जाके॥
सेवत तोहि भुवन दश चारी।पावन चरण भवोभव कारी॥
विश्वकर्मा देवन कर देवा।सेवत सुलभ अलौकिक मेवा॥
लौकिक कीर्ति कला भंडारा।दाता त्रिभुवन यश विस्तारा॥
भुवन पुत्र विश्वकर्मा तनुधरि।वेद अथर्वण तत्व मनन करि॥
अथर्ववेद अरु शिल्प शास्त्र का।धनुर्वेद सब कृत्य आपका॥
जब जब विपति बड़ी देवन पर।कष्ट हन्यो प्रभु कला सेवन कर॥
विष्णु चक्र अरु ब्रह्म कमण्डल।रूद्र शूल सब रच्यो भूमण्डल॥
इन्द्र धनुष अरु धनुष पिनाका।पुष्पक यान अलौकिक चाका॥
वायुयान मय उड़न खटोले।विधुत कला तंत्र सब खोले॥
सूर्य चंद्र नवग्रह दिग्पाला।लोक लोकान्तर व्योम पताला॥
अग्नि वायु क्षिति जल अकाशा।आविष्कार सकल परकाशा॥
मनु मय त्वष्टा शिल्पी महाना।देवागम मुनि पंथ सुजाना॥
लोक काष्ठ, शिल ताम्र सुकर्मा।स्वर्णकार मय पंचक धर्मा॥
शिव दधीचि हरिश्चंद्र भुआरा।कृत युग शिक्षा पालेऊ सारा॥
परशुराम, नल, नील, सुचेता।रावण, राम शिष्य सब त्रेता॥
ध्वापर द्रोणाचार्य हुलासा।विश्वकर्मा कुल कीन्ह प्रकाशा॥
मयकृत शिल्प युधिष्ठिर पायेऊ।विश्वकर्मा चरणन चित ध्यायेऊ॥
नाना विधि तिलस्मी करि लेखा।विक्रम पुतली दॄश्य अलेखा॥
वर्णातीत अकथ गुण सारा।नमो नमो भय टारन हारा॥
॥ दोहा ॥
दिव्य ज्योति दिव्यांश प्रभु,दिव्य ज्ञान प्रकाश।
दिव्य दॄष्टि तिहुँ,कालमहँ विश्वकर्मा प्रभास॥
विनय करो करि जोरि,युग पावन सुयश तुम्हार।
धारि हिय भावत रहे,होय कृपा उद्गार॥
Vishwakarma Chalisa – Transliteration (English)
|| Doha ||
Vinay Karaun Kar Jodkar, Man Vachan Karm Sambhari.
Mor Manorath Puran Kar, Vishwakarma Dushtari.
|| Chaupai ||
Vishwakarma Tav Nam Anupa. Pavan Sukhad Manan Anrupa.
Sundar Suyash Bhuvan Dashaachari. Nit Prati Gavat Gun Narnari.
Sharad Shesh Mahesh Bhavani. Kavi Kovid Gun Grahak Gyani.
Agam Nigam Puran Mahana. Gunatit Gunvant Sayana.
Jag Mahan Je Paramarth Vadi. Dharm Dhurandhar Shubh Sanakadi.
Nit Nit Gun Yash Gavat Tere. Dhanya-Dhanya Vishwakarma Mere.
Aadi Srishti Mahan Tu Avinashi. Moksh Dham Taji Aayo Supasi.
Jag Mahan Pratham Lik Shubh Jaki. Bhuvan Chari Das Kirti Kala Ki.
Brahmachari Aditya Bhayo Jab. Veda Parangt Rishi Bhayo Tab.
Darshan Shastr Aru Vigyan Purana. Kirti Kala Itihas Sujana.
Tum Adi Vishwakarma Kahlayo. Chaudah Vidha Bhu Par Phailayo.
Loh Kashth Aru Tamr Suvarna. Shila Shilp Jo Panchak Varna.
De Shiksha Dukh Daridra Nashyo. Sukh Samriddhi Jagmahan Parkashyo.
Sanakadik Rishi Shishya Tumhare. Brahmaadik Jai Munish Pukare.
Jagat Guru Is Hetu Bhaye Tum. Tam-Agyan-Samuh Hane Tum.
Divya Alaukik Gun Jake Var. Vighn Vinashn Bhay Taran Kar.
Srishti Karan Hit Nam Tumhara. Brahma Vishwakarma Bhay Dhara.
Vishnu Alaukik Jagrakshak Sam. Shivkalyandayak Ati Anupam.
Namo Namo Vishwakarma Deva. Sevat Sulabh Manorath Deva.
Dev Danuj Kinnar Gandhava. Pranavat Yugal Charan Par Sarva.
Avichal Bhakti Hriday Bas Jake. Char Padarth Kartal Jake.
Sevat Tohi Bhuvan Das Chari. Pavan Charan Bhavobhav Kari.
Vishwakarma Devan Kar Deva. Sevat Sulabh Alaukik Meva.
Laukik Kirti Kala Bhandara. Data Tribhuvan Yash Vistara.
Bhuvan Putr Vishwakarma Tanudhari. Veda Atharvan Tatva Manan Kari.
Atharvaved Aru Shilp Shastr Ka. Dhanurved Sab Kritya Aapka.
Jab Jab Vipati Badi Devan Par. Kasht Hanyo Prabhu Kala Sevan Kar.
Vishnu Chakr Aru Brahm Kamandal. Rudra Shul Sab Rachyo Bhumandal.
Indra Dhanush Aru Dhanush Pinaka. Pushpak Yan Alaukik Chaka.
Vayuyan May Udan Khatole. Vidyut Kala Tantr Sab Khole.
Surya Chandr Navagrah Digpala. Lok Lokantara Vyom Patala.
Agni Vayu Kshiti Jal Akasha. Avishkar Sakal Parkasha.
Manu May Tvashta Shilpi Mahana. Devagam Muni Panth Sujana.
Lok Kashth, Shil Tamr Sukarma. Suvarnkar May Panchak Dharma.
Shiv Dadhichi Harishchandra Bhuara. Krit Yug Shiksha Paleu Sara.
Parshuram, Nal, Nil, Sucheta. Ravan, Ram Shishya Sab Treta.
Dhvapar Dronacharya Hulasa. Vishwakarma Kul Kinh Prakasha.
Mayakrit Shilp Yudhishthir Payeu. Vishwakarma Charnon Chit Dhyayeu.
Nana Vidhi Tilasmi Kari Lekha. Vikram Putali Drishya Alekha.
Varnatit Akath Gun Sara. Namo Namo Bhay Taran Hara.
|| Doha ||
Divya Jyoti Divyansh Prabhu, Divya Gyan Prakash.
Divya Drishti Tihun, Kalmahan Vishwakarma Prabhas.
Vinay Karo Kari Jori, Yug Pavan Suyash Tumhar.
Dhari Hiy Bhavat Rahe, Hoy Kripa Udgaar.
Meaning & Significance
The Vishwakarma Chalisa is a comprehensive hymn to the divine craftsman who sustains all realms through the artistry of creation. It opens with a humble petition - the devotee joining both hands, steadying mind, speech, and deed, asking for the fulfilment of all wishes. The chaupais unfold an extraordinary portrait of Vishwakarma as the primordial teacher who spread fourteen branches of knowledge across the earth: iron-working, carpentry, copper-work, goldsmithing, and stone-craft (the five traditional trades of the Vishwakarma community) and the allied arts of architecture, weaponry, the Atharvaveda, and the Dhanur-Veda. The hymn names his divine creations: Vishnu's Sudarshana Chakra, Brahma's kamandalu, Shiva's trident, Indra's rainbow-bow, the Pushpaka Vimana (flying chariot), the bow Pinaka, and aerial vehicles of all kinds. Skilled disciples across all four yugas - from Shiva and Dadhichi in the Satya Yuga to Parshuram, Rama, and Ravana in the Treta, to Dronacharya and the Maya-built palace of the Pandavas in the Dvapara - testify to his eternal influence. The Chalisa closes with the devotee praying for Vishwakarma's divine light and triple-vision to shine across all time.
About Vishwakarma
Vishwakarma (विश्वकर्मा, literally "maker of the universe") is the divine architect, engineer, and craftsman of the Hindu pantheon. He is the son of Brahma (as Prabhas, one of the eight Vasus) and is the creator of all divine weapons, aerial vehicles, and celestial cities. His works fill the mythological record: he shaped the golden city of Lanka for Ravana, the divine city of Dwarka for Krishna, the magnificent Indraprastha (the capital of the Pandavas) and the mythical Pushpaka Vimana. He fashioned the weapons of all major deities and is said to have carved the solar disc into the form of the world - Surya giving Vishwakarma permission to reduce his blinding radiance for use in divine crafts. In the Rigveda he is invoked as the all-seeing god who established heaven and earth, and his name Tvashta (the fashioner) is one of his oldest epithets. Vishwakarma Puja (also called Vishwakarma Jayanti) is celebrated on September 17 (the day the sun enters Virgo) across factories, workshops, construction sites, and artisan communities throughout India, particularly in Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, and Bihar.
Benefits of Reciting the Vishwakarma Chalisa
- Considered especially auspicious for craftspeople, engineers, architects, and artisans seeking skill, precision, and professional excellence.
- Regular recitation is said to remove obstacles in creative and technical work, allowing projects to be completed successfully.
- Believed to bring prosperity and recognition to those engaged in manual trades, manufacturing, and construction.
- Students of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics may seek Vishwakarma's blessings through this Chalisa for clarity and mastery.
- The hymn is recited on Vishwakarma Puja for the protection of tools, machines, and workplaces.
- Devotees believe reciting the Chalisa fills the home and workshop with divine light (divya jyoti) and removes fear, ignorance, and stagnation.
How to Recite (Vidhi)
- Bathe and wear clean clothing; yellow or white garments are appropriate.
- Place an image or picture of Lord Vishwakarma at the puja space - on Vishwakarma Puja day, many also place their tools and work instruments near the image for blessing.
- Light a ghee lamp and offer flowers, sandalwood paste, and sweets; tools and machinery may also be symbolically offered for sanctification.
- Recite the opening doha as a surrender, then proceed through each chaupai reflecting on the creative power being invoked.
- Close with the final doha and sit quietly for a few moments, visualising successful and inspired work ahead.
- For the Vishwakarma Puja festival, recite the Chalisa at the workplace, followed by aarti, and distribute prasad to all colleagues.
Best Day & Time to Recite
Vishwakarma Puja, observed on September 17 (Kanya Sankranti - the day the sun enters Virgo), is the primary annual festival for this recitation and puja. In some communities, Diwali day or the day after is also celebrated as Vishwakarma Puja. Wednesday is traditionally associated with Mercury (Budha), which governs craftsmanship and intelligence, making it an auspicious weekly day. The brahma muhurta or sunrise is ideal for daily practice, especially before beginning any creative or technical work.
Frequently Asked Questions
What did Vishwakarma create according to Hindu scriptures?
Vishwakarma's creations fill the Puranas and epics. He fashioned Vishnu's Sudarshana Chakra (discus), Shiva's Trishul (trident), Indra's Vajra (thunderbolt), Yama's danda (staff), Kartikeya's Vel (spear), and Agni's chariot. He built the golden city of Lanka, the divine Dwarka for Krishna, the Pandavas' Indraprastha and its Maya-sabha (a hall of illusions), the Pushpaka Vimana (the flying palace), and the chariot of the sun god Surya. He also crafted the divine bows Gandiva (for Arjuna) and Pinaka (Shiva's bow given to Janaka's court).
What is the difference between Vishwakarma and Tvashta?
In Vedic literature, Tvashta (or Tvastr) is the craftsman deity of the Rigveda, responsible for fashioning the physical forms of gods, humans, and the universe. Vishwakarma is the Puranic name for the same divine craftsman principle, with a more developed mythological identity and a larger biographical narrative. Over time the two names became largely interchangeable, with Tvashta being the older Vedic epithet and Vishwakarma being the name used in the Mahabharata, Puranas, and living devotional tradition.
Why is Vishwakarma Puja particularly important for factories and industrial workers?
Vishwakarma as the divine engineer and fashioner of divine machinery is the natural patron of all those who work with tools, machines, and manufacturing processes. On Vishwakarma Puja, tools are cleaned, blessed, and set aside for a day of rest - symbolising gratitude for the means of livelihood and a prayer for safety, efficiency, and inspiration in the year ahead. The tradition extends the ancient Vedic reverence for tools (ayudha puja) into the industrial age, with factories, transport depots, garages, and construction sites across India participating in the annual observance.
Honouring the Celestial Craftsman in daily devotion
Lord Vishwakarma occupies a singular place in the Vedic and Puranic cosmos as the divine architect, sculptor, and engineer whose creative genius fashioned the weapons of the gods, the celestial city of Dwarka, and the fabled Lanka. Devotees turn to the Vishwakarma Chalisa to invoke his blessings upon their hands, their tools, and every creative endeavour they undertake. The composition moves through his celebrated attributes with the warm intimacy typical of the chalisa form, allowing artisans, engineers, and craftspeople alike to feel a personal connection to the deity who perfected the very idea of making.
Vishwakarma Puja, celebrated with particular fervour in factories and workshops on the day following Diwali and also on September 17th in many parts of northern and eastern India, is the most auspicious occasion for reciting this chalisa. Devotees believe that offering the prayer before beginning a new project, commissioning new machinery, or inaugurating a studio invites divine precision and protection into their craft. The tradition reminds us that no act of making is purely mechanical - every skilled hand, in the bhakti spirit, works as an instrument of the divine creator.