अनादिरप्रमेयश्च अरूपश्च जयाजयः। लोकरूपो जगन्नाथः विश्वकर्मन्नमो नमः॥
anādir aprameyaś ca arūpaś ca jayājayaḥ । lokarūpo jagannāthaḥ viśvakarman namo namaḥ ॥
PM's MessageHeartiest greetings to all of you on Lord Vishwakarma Jayanti. On this divine occasion associated with the divine architect, I extend my special appreciation to craftspeople and skilled colleagues across the country engaged in construction and creative work. Your skill and hard work are extremely important in realising the resolve of a developed and self-reliant India. We are fully committed to ensuring that your efforts towards rebuilding the nation continue to receive every possible encouragement.
Meaning of Anādir Aprameyaś Ca Arūpaś
Lord Vishwakarma is eternal, beginningless and immeasurable; he cannot be bound by a single form. He is the ultimate arbiter of victory and defeat. This entire universe is a manifestation of Lord Vishwakarma himself and he is the supreme sustainer of this world. I bow again and again to Lord Vishwakarma, the divine architect of the universe.
Word by word
- अनादिःanādiḥ
beginningless
अन् + आदि
In continuous recitation, anādiḥ becomes anādir before aprameyaḥ.
- अप्रमेयः चaprameyaś ca
and immeasurable
अ + प्र + √मा
Sandhi: aprameyaḥ + ca becomes aprameyaś ca.
- अरूपः चarūpaś ca
and formless, not confined to one form
अ + रूप
Sandhi: arūpaḥ + ca becomes arūpaś ca.
- जयाजयःjayājayaḥ
victory and defeat; master of both
जय + अजय
- लोकरूपःlokarūpaḥ
whose form is the world
लोक + रूप
Sandhi before jagannāthaḥ gives lokarūpo.
- जगन्नाथःjagannāthaḥ
Lord of the world
जगत् + नाथ
- विश्वकर्मन्viśvakarman
O Vishwakarma
विश्वकर्मन्
Vocative singular, directly addressing Vishwakarma.
- नमः नमःnamo namaḥ
salutations again and again
नमस्
Sandhi: namaḥ + namaḥ becomes namo namaḥ.
Commentary
The verse approaches Vishwakarma through attributes that exceed ordinary measurement and visible form. Anadi calls him beginningless, aprameya says that he cannot be fully measured or delimited, and arupa presents him as not confined to a single form. The expression jayajaya gathers victory and defeat under his sovereignty, while lokarupa and jagannatha move from the whole world as his form to his lordship over it. The repeated namo namah closes the verse not as an abstract description but as a personal act of reverence. The accompanying Vishwakarma Jayanti message brings this devotional vision into the sphere of skilled work, honouring craftspeople whose effort helps shape the nation. That modern application is fitting to the celebration, while the Sanskrit verse itself focuses on Vishwakarma's transcendent nature, cosmic manifestation and the devotee's repeated salutation. Its movement from the formless to the world-form also suggests that sacred creativity can be perceived through the many forms of the created world.
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