Yogmaya is a powerful Goddess form known for her capacity to
bewitch and perplex people—in other words, her ability to wield maya, the power
of illusion.
Yogmaya is mentioned as the divinity who assumes the shape
of a newborn girl and is subsequently slain by Krishna's cruel uncle, Kamsa,
according to certain modern texts.
All the inmates of Kamsa's palace fall slumber under her
enchantment the previous night, according to these texts, and Krishna's father,
Vasudeva, is able to take the child away.
Yogmaya is said to have facilitated Krishna's clandestine
rendezvous with the ladies of Braj later in his career—when Krishna plays his
flute, the women come to him, but all the others fall under Yogmaya's influence
and are oblivious of their absence.
Yogmaya is a strong goddess because of her capacity to
manipulate maya; she is honored on the fourth day of Navaratri, the festival of
the "nine nights" that are holy to the Goddess in her many
incarnations.
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