Rig Veda
ya imā viśvā bhuvanāni juhvad ṛṣir hotā ny asīdat pitā naḥ sa āśiṣā draviṇam icchamānaḥ prathamacchad avarāṁ ā viveśa
He who sate down as Hotar-priest, the Rishi, our Father, offering up all things existing,- He, seeking through his wish a great possession, came among men on earth as archetypal.
kiṃ svid āsīd adhiṣṭhānam ārambhaṇaṃ katamat svit kathāsīt yato bhūmiṃ janayan viśvakarmā vi dyām aurṇon mahinā viśvacakṣāḥ
What was the place whereon he took his station? What was it that supported him? How was it? Whence Visvakarman, seeing all, producing the earth, with mighty power disclosed the heavens.
viśvataścakṣur uta viśvatomukho viśvatobāhur uta viśvataspāt sam bāhubhyāṃ dhamati sam patatrair dyāvābhūmī janayan deva ekaḥ
He who hath eyes on all sides round about him, a mouth on all sides, arms and feet on all sides, He, the Sole God, producing earth and heaven, weldeth them, with his arms as wings, together.
kiṃ svid vanaṃ ka u sa vṛkṣa āsa yato dyāvāpṛthivī niṣṭatakṣuḥ manīṣiṇo manasā pṛcchated u tad yad adhyatiṣṭhad bhuvanāni dhārayan
What was the tree, what wood in sooth produced it, from which they fashioned out the earth and heaven? Ye thoughtful men inquire within your spirit whereon he stood when he established all things.
yā te dhāmāni paramāṇi yāvamā yā madhyamā viśvakarmann utemā śikṣā sakhibhyo haviṣi svadhāvaḥ svayaṃ yajasva tanvaṃ vṛdhānaḥ
Nine highest, lowest, sacrificial natures, and these thy mid-most here, O Visvakarman, Teach thou thy friends at sacrifice, O Blessed, and come thyself, exalted, to our worship.
viśvakarman haviṣā vāvṛdhānaḥ svayaṃ yajasva pṛthivīm uta dyām muhyantv anye abhito janāsa ihāsmākam maghavā sūrir astu
Bring thou thyself, exalted with oblation, O Visvakarman, Earth and Heaven to worship. Let other men around us live in folly here let us have a rich and liberal patron.
vācas patiṃ viśvakarmāṇam ūtaye manojuvaṃ vāje adyā huvema sa no viśvāni havanāni joṣad viśvaśaṃbhūr avase sādhukarmā
Let us invoke to-day, to aid our labour, the Lord of Speech, the thought-swift Visvakarman. May he hear kindly all our invocations who gives all bliss for aid, whose works are righteous.