Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 84
विश्वेषां विश्वकर्माणि विश्वेषु भुवनेषु च । यतो ज्ञास्यसि तन्नाम विश्वकर्मेति तेऽनघ
viśveṣāṃ viśvakarmāṇi viśveṣu bhuvaneṣu ca | yato jñāsyasi tannāma viśvakarmeti te'nagha
സകല ലോകങ്ങളിലും ഭുവനങ്ങളിലും എല്ലാവരുടെയും കര്മ്മങ്ങള് നീ അറിയും; അതുകൊണ്ട്, ഹേ അനഘാ, നിന്റെ നാമം ‘വിശ്വകര്മ്മാ’ ആകും।
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A formal naming moment: the boon-giver proclaims ‘Viśvakarmā’; behind them appear visions of palaces, temples, chariots, and cosmic structures spanning multiple worlds.
FAQs
A name signifies function and dharma: mastery used for universal good and sacred works becomes an honored identity.
The verse occurs in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered narrative, associating sacred-city life with exalted dharmic craftsmanship.
None; it explains the conferment of an epithet/name based on knowledge and capability.