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Yogamaya
योगमायाSay it yoh-guh-MAA-yaa
- Meaning today
- Divine power, illusory power
- Original meaning
- "the divine power of illusion; God's creative power; a name of Durga" Monier-Williams, p. 857
- Say it
- yoh-guh-MAA-yaa
- Written
- योगमाया
- Other spellings
- Yogmaya
- First sound
- यो · Dhanu rashi
Yogamaya
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Yogamaya meaning
Yogamaya (योगमाया) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, यो, it is a Dhanu rashi name (Mula nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
The divine power of illusion; God's creative power; a name of Durga
Also used to mean: illusory power
Yogamaya (योगमाया) joins yoga, "union, spiritual discipline", and māyā, "divine power, illusion". Monier-Williams gives it as the illusory power produced by deep meditation and as the creative power of God in forming the world, personified as a goddess and named as Durga. In the Bhagavata Purana Yogamaya is the goddess born to Yashoda on the night of Krishna's birth, who escapes from Kamsa's hands. Name lists give "divine power", matching the dictionary. Yogmaya is the shorter Hindi spelling.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Durga.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 857 · entry yogamāyā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, yogamāyā, p. 857 · Wikipedia, Yogamaya
Fits your syllable
First sound यो
Mula nakshatra, pada 2 · Dhanu rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Yogamaya · Yogmaya