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(Redirected from Yogeshwari) Epithet of Durga

Sculpture of Durga, the primary bearer of this epithet

Yogeshvari (Sanskrit: योगेश्वरी), also rendered Jogeshvari, is an epithet of the Hindu goddess Durga, a contraction of Yoga-īśvarī, meaning "goddess of yoga".

Veneration

Many Brahmins of Western India, such as Gujarat and Rajasthan, revere Yogeshvari as their kuladevi.

Yogeshvari is the kuladevi of many Chitpavan Brahmin families and 96 kuli Maratha families in Maharashtra. Yogeshvari Aai is the feminine shakti of the deity Shiva.

References

  1. "श्री अंबेजोगाई भक्त निवास न्यास, पुणे". Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  2. www.wisdomlib.org (13 April 2021). "Greatness of Yogeśvarī (Yoga-īśvarī) [Chapter 83]". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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