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| Yogamaya | |
|---|---|
Goddess of Illusion[1] | |
 Shrine of the goddess Narayani, Lonavala | |
| Other names | Mahamaya, Durga, Vindhyavasini, Narayani, Bhadrakali, Ambika, Ekanamsha |
| Affiliation | Shaktism, Vaishnavism |
| Abode | Vaikuntha, Vindhyas |
| Texts | Bhagavata Purana |
| Festivals | Vaikuntha Ekadashi |
| Personal information | |
| Born | |
| Parents | Nanda (father), Yashoda (mother) |
| Dynasty | Yaduvamsha |
Yogamaya (Sanskrit: योगमाया, lit. 'illusory potency', IAST: Yogamāyā), also venerated as Vindhyavasini, Mahamaya, and Ekanamsha, is a Hindu goddess.
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]
- ^ The Goddess in India: The Five Faces of the Eternal Feminine. Simon and Schuster. September 2000. ISBN 9781594775376.
- ^ Sinha, Purnendu Narayana (1901). A Study of the Bhagavata Purana: Or, Esoteric Hinduism. Freeman & Company, Limited. p. 247.
- ^ Parthasarathy, V. R.; Parthasarathy, Indu (2009). Devi: Goddesses in Indian Art and Literature. Bharatiya Kala Prakashan. p. 133. ISBN 978-81-8090-203-1.
- ^ Beck, Guy L. (1 February 2012). Alternative Krishnas: Regional and Vernacular Variations on a Hindu Deity. State University of New York Press. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-7914-8341-1.
- ^ Knapp, Stephen (2012). Hindu Gods & Goddesses. Jaico Publishing House. p. 32. ISBN 978-81-8495-366-4.
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