Sukta 35
Rishi: Traditionally associated with Viśvakarman hymnic material; specific Atharvavedic assignment varies by anukramaṇī tradition.
Devata: Viśvakarman (cosmic artificer; restorer of ritual integrity)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (mixed/irregular in Atharvan transmission; often treated as a pragmatic mantra rather than strict metrical poetry)
Yeh mantra Vishwakarman ke liye hai. Jab koi hawan mein galti ho jaye, toh yeh use theek karta hai. Hawan ko jaise koi zinda insaan maana hai - aankhein, munh, kaan aur dimaag sab hai. Agar koi hissa kharab ho gaya, toh Vishwakarman use phir se bana deta hai. Jo kuch bhi gaya ho - paisa, khushali, sukh - sab wapas laata hai. Isse hawan dobara safal ho jata hai aur ghar mein barkat aati hai.
Mantras
Mantra 1
विश्वकर्मा। ये भ॒क्षय॑न्तो॒ न वसू॑न्यानृ॒धुर्यान॒ग्नयो॑ अ॒न्वत॑प्यन्त॒ धिष्ण्याः॑ । या तेषा॑मव॒या दुरि॑ष्टिः॒ स्विऽष्टिं न॒स्तां कृ॑णवद् वि॒श्वक॑र्मा
Vishwakarma bhagwan, jo log khate-khate bhi ameer nahi hue, unki aag ne unhe jala diya. Unki galti se jo buri harkat hui, usko aap theek kar do. Hamein achha result de do.
Mantra 2
य॒ज्ञप॑ति॒मृष॑यः॒ एन॑साहु॒र्निर्भ॑क्तं प्र॒जा अ॑नुत॒प्यमा॑नम्। म॒थ॒व्या॒ऽन्त्स्तो॒कानप॒ यान् र॒राध॒ सं न॒ष्टेभिः॑ सृजतु वि॒श्वक॑र्मा
Rishiyon ne kaha ki yeh paap hai, yagya ka malik apna hissa na milne ke baad apni logon ke saath dukhi ho. Vishwakarma ne jo chhote hisse bigaad ke bhaga diye the, woh wapas laao. Jo kho gaya hai, usse bhi saath jod do.
Mantra 3
अ॒दा॒न्यान्त्सो॑म॒पान् मन्य॑मानो य॒ज्ञस्य॑ वि॒द्वान्त्स॑म॒ये न धीरः॑ । यदेन॑श्चकृ॒वान् ब॒द्ध ए॒ष तं वि॑श्वकर्म॒न् प्र मु॑ञ्चा स्व॒स्तये॑
Jo kuch bhi paap kiya hai, isliye yeh banda bandha hua hai. Vishvakarman, isko aazaad kar de. Iski bhalai ho, iski kalyan ho.
Mantra 4
घो॒रा ऋष॑यो॒ नमो॑ अस्त्वेभ्य॒श्चक्षु॒र्यदे॑षां॒ मन॑सश्च स॒त्यम्। बृह॒स्पत॑ये महिष द्यु॒मन्नमो॒ विश्व॑कर्म॒न् नम॑स्ते पा॒ह्य॑१स्मा॑न्
In darawne rishiyon ko pranaam, unki nazar tez hai aur mann mein sachchai hai. Brihaspati ko pranaam, jo bade aur chamakdaar hain. Vishwakarma ko pranaam, tum hamari raksha karo.
Mantra 5
य॒ज्ञस्य॒ चक्षुः॒ प्रभृ॑ति॒र्मुखं॑ च वा॒चा श्रोत्रे॑ण॒ मन॑सा जुहोमि । इ॒मं य॒ज्ञं वित॑तं वि॒श्वक॑र्म॒णा दे॒वा य॑न्तु सुमन॒स्यमा॑नाः
Boli se, kaan se, mann se main yagya ko bheta karta hoon, yagya ki nazar, shuruwat, aur munh. Vishwakarma ne jo yagya banaya hai, usme devta acha mann se aayein.
Frequently Asked Questions
It is used when a sacrifice goes wrong—errors, omissions, or inauspicious effects—described as duriṣṭi/énas, especially when the fires seem to ‘scorch’ and results (wealth, wellbeing) do not arise.
Agni is the working fire, but Viśvakarman is invoked as the cosmic craftsman who can re-form the rite’s structure—turning a flawed performance into a completed, acceptable offering (sviṣṭi).
Tend the fire, recite the hymn with steady attention, and offer a small ghee oblation with the intention of correcting the fault and ‘calling back’ what was lost; end by inviting the gods to approach in a kindly mood.
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