विश्वकर्मा चालीसा — Benefits & How to Chant
विश्वकर्मा चालीसा
Complete guide to chanting correctly for maximum benefit
Benefits of Chanting विश्वकर्मा चालीसा
Invokes the blessings of Vishwakarma for skill, craftsmanship and excellence in work
Recited on Vishwakarma Puja for the prosperity of workshops, tools, machines and businesses
Believed to remove obstacles and calamities, granting great happiness when chanted 108 times
Bestows Riddhi and Siddhi
prosperity and accomplishment in one's profession
Sought by artisans, engineers, architects and labourers for success in their trade
Brings auspiciousness and protection to new constructions, vehicles and instruments
Cultivates devotion to the divine creative principle behind all forms and tools
How to Chant विश्वकर्मा चालीसा
Instructions
Recite after worshipping Lord Vishwakarma along with one's tools, machines, instruments or vehicles. Begin with the opening doha, recite the forty chaupais, and conclude with the closing doha. The hymn itself states that reciting it 108 times destroys calamity and brings great happiness, so a full mala of recitations is recommended on Vishwakarma Puja. Artisans and workers traditionally keep their implements before the deity during the recitation.
Spiritual Significance
Tradition credits Vishwakarma with building the golden city of Lanka, the city of Dwarka for Krishna, the Pandavas' palace of Maya, and the flying chariots of the gods. Devotees believe that worshipping their tools and machines with this chalisa on Vishwakarma Puja keeps them free of accidents and breakdowns and brings prosperity to their livelihood through the year.
Origin & History
Source: Traditional Hindi devotional literature (Vishwakarma worship tradition)
Author: Traditional (anonymous)
Vishwakarma is celebrated in the Vedas and Puranas as the divine craftsman 'Tvashtar' and the architect of the cosmos. This forty-verse Hindi chalisa, composed in the popular Chalisa form, gathers his epithets and feats — the fashioning of the gods' weapons, the building of their cities, the making of vehicles and instruments — into a hymn recited by the artisan and labouring communities who hold him as their patron deity, especially on Vishwakarma Puja.