an epithet of Durga
N. of Durgā, A. [ID=172468]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
योगमायाyogamāyā
योगमाया (yogamāyā) is a Sanskrit word meaning magic, an epithet of Durga, the personified creative power of God, the personified power of God in creating the world, a name of the goddess Durga, an aspect worshipped as Durga, Bhadrakali, and Ambikaka. Its 8 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them Yogamāyā as the Goddess Durgā / Divine Persona, Magic or Illusory Power, Personified Divine Creative Power.
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Yogamāyā as the Goddess Durgā / Divine Persona
4 definitions
1. The personified power of God in creating the world. 2. A name of the goddess Durga.
योगमाया (yogamāyā) [Printed book page 599-24]
योग-माया (yoga-māyā) f. 1. the personified power of God in the creation of the world; 2. a name of the goddess Durgā. [ID=31549]
योग-माया (yoga-māyā) f. 1. the personified power of God in the creation of the world; 2. a name of the goddess Durgā. [ID=31549]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. The personified creative power of God.
2. Durga.
योगमाया (yogamāyā) [Printed book page 591-a]
योगमाया (yogamāyā)
योगमाया (yogamāyā)
f. (-या (-yā))
1. The personified power of god in the creation of the world.
2. DURGĀ.
[ID=32814]— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. The divine illusion power of Vishnu, ordered to transfer the embryo of Balarama and to be born as the daughter of Yashoda and Nanda while Krishna was born.
2. An aspect worshipped as Durga, Bhadrakali, and Ambikaka.
3. The infant dashed against a rock by Kamsa who predicted the tyrant's death.
योगमाया (yogamāyā) [Printed book page 3-037]
Yogamāyā — Ordered by Hari to transfer the dhāma of His in the womb of Devakī to that of Rohiṇī; she was to take birth as the daughter of Yaśodā and Nanda, at the same time he became Kṛṣṇa. She would be worshipped by all as Durgā, Bhadrakālī, Ambikā. She did as was commanded. Born of Yaśodā: taken to prison by Vasudeva leaving Devakī's babe at Yaśodā's bed. Dashed against a rock by Kamsa, she predicted that soon a baby born already would kill him (See Viṣṇumāyā). Bhā. X. 2. 6-15; 3. 45[1]-53; 4. 7-13, 29. [ID=11343]
Yogamāyā — Ordered by Hari to transfer the dhāma of His in the womb of Devakī to that of Rohiṇī; she was to take birth as the daughter of Yaśodā and Nanda, at the same time he became Kṛṣṇa. She would be worshipped by all as Durgā, Bhadrakālī, Ambikā. She did as was commanded. Born of Yaśodā: taken to prison by Vasudeva leaving Devakī's babe at Yaśodā's bed. Dashed against a rock by Kamsa, she predicted that soon a baby born already would kill him (See Viṣṇumāyā). Bhā. X. 2. 6-15; 3. 45[1]-53; 4. 7-13, 29. [ID=11343]
— The Purana Index
Magic or Illusory Power
3 definitions
magic
(H3) [Printed book page 857,1]
योग (yoga)—माया (—māyā) f. magic, Kathās. [ID=172465]
योग (yoga)—माया (—māyā) f. magic, Kathās. [ID=172465]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
the magical power of abstract meditation
the Māyā or magical power of abstract meditation, BhP. [ID=172466]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
magic, charm, or spell
योगमाया (yogamāyā) [Printed book page 437]
योगमाया (yogamāyā) f. magic, charm, spell. [ID=26182]
योगमाया (yogamāyā) f. magic, charm, spell. [ID=26182]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Personified Divine Creative Power
1 definition
the power of God in the creation of the world personified as a deity
the power of God in the creation of the world personified as a deity [ID=172467]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
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Definitions on this page come from 5 works: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.