As per tradition, the 64 Yoginis (Chausath Yogini) served
Goddess Kali and the Bhairav form of Shiva. Yoginis were part of the battles
waged by Goddess Kali to restore Dharma. You can read the names of Chausath
Yogini in Hindi and English below. The names of 64 Yoginis have been translated
from Hindi.
- बहुरूपा – Bahurupa
- तारा – Tara
- नर्मदा – Narmada
- यमुना – Yamuna
- शांति – Shanti
- वारुणी – Varuni
- क्षेमकरी – Shemkari
- ऐन्द्री – Aindri
- वाराही – Varahi
- रणवीरा – Ranveera
- वानरमुखी – Vanarmukhi
- वैष्णवी – Vaishnavi
- कालरात्रि – Kalaratri
- वैद्यरूपा – Vaidyaroopa
- चर्चिका – Charchika
- बेताली – Betali
- छिनमास्तिका – Chinnamastika
- वृषभानना – Vrishabanana
- ज्वाला कामिनी – Jwala Kamini
- घटवारा – Khatwara
- करकाली – Karkali
- सरस्वती – Saraswati
- बिरूपा – Biroopa
- कौबेरी – Kobeeri
- भालुका – Bhaluka
- नारसिंही – Narasimhi
- बिराजा – Viraja
- विकटानन – Viktanan
- महालक्ष्मी – Mahalakshmi
- कौमारी – Koumari
- महामाया – Mahamaya
- रति – Rati
- करकरी – Karkari
- सर्पश्या – Sarpshaya
- यक्षिणी – Yakshini
- विनायकी – Vinayaki
- विन्द्यावालिनी – Vindryavalini
- वीरकुमारी – Veerkumari
- माहेश्वरी – Maheshwari
- अम्बिका – Ambika
- कामायनी – Kamayani
- घटाबारी – Khatabari
- स्तुति – Stuti
- काली – Kali
- उमा – Uma
- नारायणी – Narayani
- समुद्रा – Samudra
- ब्राह्मी – Brahmi
- ज्वालामुखी – Jwalamukhi
- आग्नेयी – Agneyi
- अदिति – Aditi
- चन्द्रकांति – Chandrakanti
- वायुबेगा – Vayubega
- चामुंडा – Chamunda
- मूर्ति – Murti
- गंगा – Ganga
- धूमावती – Dhumavati
- गांधारी – Gandhari
- सर्व मंगला – Sarvamangala
- अजिता – Ajita
- सूर्य पुत्री – Surya Putri
- वायु वीणा – Vayu Veena
- अघोरा – Aghora
- भद्रकाली – Bhadrakali
Some of the names of the Yoginis that are part of the above
list but included in some other lists include
- Bhayankari (fearsome one)
- Mahakura (extremely cruel)
- Bhayanana (Fearsome faced one)
- Kalahpriya (fond of cruels)
- Ghora Raktakshi (hideously blood eyed one)
- Mundadharini (carrying a severed humanhead)
- Narabhojini (eater of man)
- Pretavahini (She who rides on a corpse)
- Pretabhushini (adorned with corpses)
- Yamaduti (Messenger of Yama, the God of death)
Books in Ancient Hinduism Dedicated to Yogini Cult
Books dedicated to Yoginis in ancient Hinduism were written
between 9th and 13th centuries. But the worship of Yoginis were prevalent even
before that for several centuries and many texts have been lost.
- The oldest reference of 64 Yoginis is found in the 52nd Chapter of Agni Purana.
- The other texts are Chaturvarga Chintamani of Hemadri (13th Century)
- Mayadipika (text now lost)
- Pratistha Lakshan Sar Samuchchaya
- Matottara Tantra (13th Century AD)
Did You Know?
The Yogini Temples or areas of worship of Yogini cult in
India are mostly situated in a circle. The base starts from Bharoch in Gujarat
to Hirapur in Orissa and the apex is at Yoginipur (Delhi). The only main center
of Yogini cult that is not inside the triangle is Kamakhya in Assam. But different forms of Yogini worship were prevalent
throughout India.
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