Yogamāyā
From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
By Swami Harshananda
Yogamāyā is the power of īśvara or God by which he creates, sustains and withdraws the world. She is pictured as a goddess, an aspect of Durgā.
Yogamāyā, As per Bhāgavata[edit]
According to the Bhāgavata[1] she was born to Yaśodā on the same day as Kṛṣṇa was born to Devakī. She was exchanged with Kṛṣṇa, by Vasudeva. When Kansa, the demon-king of Mathurā, tried to kill her she escaped from his grip, assumed her real form as Durgā and warned him. Her birthday is celebrated in some places on the day next to Kṛṣṇa’s.
Yogamāyā, As per Bhagavadgītā[edit]
The Bhagavadgītā[2] refers to her as the power of delusion.
References[edit]
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore