Sompura Sthapatya

The Legacy of Sompura

प्रभासेह्युत्पतिर्यस्य शिल्पकर्म प्रदायिना |

सोमपुरा ज्ञाति रुपोहि देह: श्री विश्वकर्मण: ||

प्रभास क्षेत्रमे जिनकी उत्पति हुई है, एसे शिल्पकर्म के ज्ञाता सोमपुरा विश्वकर्मा स्वरूप है ।

Sompura, the knower of Shilpa Karama, which originated in the Prabhas Kshetra, is himself a form of Vishwakrama.

Sompura Shilpi Brahmin – As per Skand Puran Lord Chandra (Som) organized Som Yag to remove the curse given by Daksha Prajapati at Prabhas Kshetra (present Somnath) are in Saurastra – Gujarat. He was invited Eighteen Gotras of Agnihotra Brahmins from Chandra-Lok to perform Som Yag and to build Mahameru Prasad for the Lord Somnath (Shiva). These Brahmins were identified as Sompura for the completing the work of Som (Chandra). Eleven gotras from eighteen gotras of Sompura practicing as a temple architect with shilp Shastra and remaining seven of them offer their priest services in Somnath temple. Sompura Shilpi follows their famous ancestors like Sutradhar Shrikheta, Mandan Sutradhar, Sutradhar Natuji, Sutradhar Govind, Sutradhar Virpal, Sutradhar Ganesh, Sutradhar Rajsinh, Shipshastri Narmadashankar, Sthapati Prabhashankar Oghad etc. Northern India’s famous temples and monuments like Somnath, Delwara, Ranakpur, Kiradu, Dwarika, Khajuraho, Chittorgarh, Kumbhalgarh fort, many known – unknown temples, forts and palaces are examples of Sompura’s architecture and craftsmanship ability.