Yoginis of the Chakras

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AUM gaNapataye namaH

 

There was a fine discussion here on the yoginI's of the chakras. Some

may still be wondering exactly who they are. Here they are in order

from mUlAdhAra to sahasra. This order varies from tradition to

tradition. This particular list is extracted from the Lalita

Sahasranama and the shrI vidyA tradition. Included are the general

meditation image, the dhatu of the body they preside over, the

offerings they enjoy, and what boons they may bestow.

 

mUlAdhAra -- sAkinI yoginI

 

She who has five faces

She who resides in the bones

She who holds the goad and other weapons

She who is attended by varadA and other shaktis

She who is particularly fond of food offerings made of mudga, a lentil

 

svAdhishhTAna -- kAkinI yoginI

 

She who has four beautiful faces

She who possesses the trident and other weapons (i.e., noose, skull

and abhaya)

She who is yellow in color

She who is very proud

She who resides in the fat in living beings

She who is fond of honey and other offerings made with honey

She who is accompanied by bandhini and other shaktis

She who is particularly fond of offerings made with curd

 

maNipUraka -- lAkinI yoginI

 

She who has three faces

She who holds the vajra (lightning bolt) and other weapons

She who is surrounded by DAmarI and other attending deities

She who is red in complexion

She who presides over the flesh in living beings

She who is fond of sweet rice made with raw sugar

She who confers happiness on all Her devotees

 

anAhata -- rAkiNi yoginI

 

She who is black in complexion

She who has two faces

She who has shining tusks

She who is wearing garlands of rudrAksha beads and other things

She who presides over the blood in the bodies of living beings

She who is surrounded by kAlarAtri and other shaktis

She who is fond of food offerings containing ghee, oil and other

substances containing fats

She who bestows boons on great warriors

 

vishuddhi -- DAkinI yoginI

 

She who is of slightly red (rosy) complexion

She who has three eyes

She who is armed with a club and other weapons

She who possesses only one face

She who is especially fond of sweet rice

She who is the deity of the organ of touch (skin)

She who fills with fear the mortal beings bound by worldly existence

She who is surrounded by amR^itA and other shakti deities

 

AGYA -- hAkinI yoginI

 

She who is white in color

She who has six faces

She who is the presiding deity of the bone marrow

She who is accompanied by the shaktis hamsavatI and kShamAvati (in the

two petals of the lotus)

She who is fond of food seasoned with turmeric

 

sahasra -- yAkinI yoginI

 

She who is radiant in many colors

She who holds all the known weapons

She who resides in the semen

She who has faces turned in all directions

She who is pleased by all offerings of food

 

AUM lalitAyai namaH