Vishvakarma

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]