Vishvakarma
deity sky Hindu single tradition · 3
Vishvakarma is the divine architect who was ordered by Brahma to create a beautiful woman. He collected all that was beautiful from the three worlds (Svarga, earth, Patala) and all the gems of the world and created Tilottama.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in the Mahabharata.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Sunda, Upasunda, Nikumbha, Ptahil, Kothar-wa-Khasis, Bali, Nārada, Brahma, Uṣas, Indra, Vishnu, Vamana
- creator of
- Tilottama
- syncretized with
- Tvashtr
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“The devas and seers sought refuge with Brahma. Brahma then ordered the divine architect Vishvakarma to create a beautiful woman. Vishvakarma collected all that was beautiful from the three worlds (Svarga, earth, Patala) and all the gems of the world and created an alluring woman”
#8089 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Vishvakarma – Hindu architect of the gods”
#17067 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Sutala constructed by Vishvakarma, is the kingdom of the pious asura king Bali.”
#35182 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001