Yogamaya
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Yogamaya (Sanskrit: योगमाया, lit. 'illusory potency', IAST: Yogamāyā), also venerated as Vindhyavasini, Mahamaya, and Ekanamsha, is a Hindu goddess.
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Yogamaya | |
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Goddess of Illusion[1] | |
Other names | Mahamaya, Durga, Vindhyavasini, Narayani, Bhadrakali, Ambika, Ekanamsha |
Affiliation | Shaktism, Vaishnavism |
Abode | Vaikuntha, Vindhyas |
Texts | Bhagavata Purana |
Festivals | Vaikuntha Ekadashi |
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Born | |
Parents | Nanda (father), Yashoda (mother) |
Dynasty | Yaduvamsha |
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In Vaishnava tradition, she is accorded the epithet Narayani,[2][3] and serves as the personification of Vishnu's powers of illusion.[4] The deity is regarded as the benevolent aspect of the goddess Durga in the Bhagavata Purana. She is regarded by Shaktas to be a form of Adi Shakti. In Hindu literature, she is born in a Yadava family, as the daughter of Nanda and Yashoda.[5]