Yogeshvari Explained

Yogeshvari (Sanskrit: योगेश्वरी), also rendered Jogeshvari,^[1] is an epithet of the Hindu goddess Durga,^[2] 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.

Notes and References

Web site: श्री अंबेजोगाई भक्त निवास न्यास, पुणे . 25 July 2022 . 8 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190908141517/http://ambejogaidevi.com/ . dead .
Web site: www.wisdomlib.org . 2021-04-13 . Greatness of Yogeśvarī (Yoga-īśvarī) [Chapter 83] ]. 2022-10-02 . www.wisdomlib.org . en.