Devi Mayura Yogini Sadhana & Dhyana Mantras

​dhyāna-ślokas and mantras for **Mayuri/Mayura-Yogini Mahāmayūrī (great peacock)

**Devi Mayura** (also called **Mayuri Mukhi Yogini**) is one of the 64 Yoginis in the Tantric Shakta tradition, uniquely depicted with the **face of a peacock** (Mayura = peacock; Mukhi = faced). Identity and Iconography

**Name meaning**: “Mayura” directly refers to the peacock, a bird sacred to several goddesses (notably Saraswati and sometimes aspects of Durga/Kartikeya’s vahana).

- **Form**: She is described as a Yogini with a **peacock face** on a human (or divine feminine) body, often shown in yogic postures and sometimes with multiple arms holding ritual implements.

- **Symbolism**: The peacock face is interpreted as symbolizing:

  - **Purity and transformation** (the peacock’s ability to digest poison and still shine).

  - **Victory over negativity and illusion** (Maya), as the peacock is also linked to beauty that transcends mere appearance.

  - In some lineages, an association with **vision, insight, and spiritual “seeing”** (the “eye” motif of peacock feathers).

## Place in the 64 Yoginis

She belongs to the **64 Yoginis** who, in Puranic and Tantric accounts, emanate from the supreme Goddess (often Kali/Durga/Adi Shakti) to assist in cosmic functions and battles against demonic forces.

- These Yoginis are especially important in **Kaula and Yogini Tantra**, where they preside over:

  - Specific **directions, regions, and pithas** (sacred seats).

  - Particular **siddhis, mantras, and sadhanas**.

- Texts and temple traditions sometimes list her among the Yoginis connected with **Kashi (Varanasi)** and other Shakti pithas, though detailed Puranic narratives about Mayura specifically are relatively rare compared to more widely named Yoginis.

## Worship and Sadhana Context

In contemporary devotional and Tantric circles:

- **Mantra and stotra**: She is invoked with names like **“Om Mayuri Mukhi Yogini Devyai Namah”** or within larger 64 Yogini namavalis; specific bija-mantras and dhyana shlokas vary by lineage.

- **Sadhana aims**:

  - Overcoming **maya/illusion**, mental confusion, and negative patterns.

  - Gaining **clarity of vision**, aesthetic/spiritual refinement, and protection from subtle harms.

  - Some practitioners associate her with **transformation of poison into brilliance**—working with deep samskaras and turning them into spiritual luster.

- **Ritual context**: Like other Yoginis, her worship may be done:

  - During **Navaratri**, especially in Ashwin.

  - As part of **Yogini puja** in Kaula/Tantric sadhana, sometimes with offerings in smashana or at Yogini temples.

Below I’ll distinguish between:

- Yogini-style **Tantric mantric forms** you can adapt.

- The **Mahamayuri Vidyārājñī** (Buddhist peacock goddess) mantra and dhyāna, which are directly attested and powerful for poison-neutralization and beauty/healing work.

 1. Attested Mahāmayūrī (Peacock Goddess) Mantra

Mahāmayūrī Vidyārājñī, the “Great Peacock” wisdom queen, is historically associated with **neutralizing poisons (physical and subtle), calamity removal, enrichment, magnetization, and subjugation**.

A widely used heart-mantra in Sanskrit:

> **oṃ mayūra krānte svāhā**

Variants you will see/hear (all referring to Mahāmayūrī):

> oṃ mayūra krānte svāhā  

> oṃ mayuriḥ kiraṃte svāhā  

> oṃ mayurih kiramte svāhā  

For your tantric-mixed practice, you can adopt:

- **Core form for japa**:  

  > **oṃ mayūra krānte svāhā**

- **Usage**:  

  - For **healing, beauty, skin, aura-cleansing**, many contemporary practitioners use it as a **“beauty mantra”** for glowing skin and a harmonious face, linking to peacock radiance and poison-neutralization.

  - More classically, recitation with proper mandala and mudrā is used to clear **calamities, epidemics, spirit afflictions, and subtle poisoning**.

If you wish, you can “Hinduize” the feel slightly while preserving the seed:

> **oṃ śrī mahāmāyurī vidyārājñyai mayūra krānte svāhā**

## 2. Dhyāna for Mahāmayūrī (Peacock Goddess)

From detailed Mahāmayūrī icon descriptions, we can shape a dhyāna usable in your sādhanā.

**Conceptual dhyāna (English, for inner visualization):**

> Visualize Mahāmayūrī Vidyārājñī seated in full lotus on a gleaming golden peacock upon a white or blue lotus throne.

> Her head is white, turned to the East, and she wears a pure white garment, adorned with crown, necklace, earrings, bracelets and radiant jewels.

> Her face is serene and compassionate; she has four arms.

> In her first right hand she holds a fully blossomed white lotus (calamity eradication); in her second right hand a red matulunga (fingered citron, enrichment of fortune).

> In her first left hand she holds a yellow auspicious fruit or pomegranate close to her chest (love, respect, harmonization); in her second left hand she holds a fan of multicolored peacock feathers (subjugation of obstacles and poisons).

> From her heart radiate countless peacock-feather lights, dissolving all poisons in your body and subtle field, turning them into iridescent beauty and protective aura.

You can precede japa with a short Sanskrit-flavored dhyāna verse of your own composition, for example:

 śvetāmbara śvetavadanā suvarṇa-mayūra-vāhinī,  

> caturbhujā padmalolā matulunga-phaladhāriṇī,  

> nānā-ratna-bhūṣitā mahāmāyurī vidyārājñī,  

> mayūra-piñcha-prabhā-sphurad-rūpā māṃ pātu sarvadā.

(This is a devotional dhyāna verse, not from a classical source; composed to match the attested iconography. )

## 3. Yogini Lineage Context (64 Yoginis)

Published lists of **64 Yogini mantras** generally give seed formulas for each Yogini, but the openly available sources often don’t explicitly label “Mayura/Mayuri-Mukhi” in a standardized way, and may be embedded in Kaula-Sri Vidyā contexts.

Given your background in mantra and tantra, one practical and respectful approach is:

1. Use the **Mahāmayūrī heart-mantra** as the peacock-power nucleus:

   > oṃ mayūra krānte svāhā[3][4]

2. Frame it in a **Shakta-Yogini nāmāvalī** invocation, e.g.:

   - Simple Yogini-style mantra:

     > **oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ mayūrī-mukhī yogini devyai namaḥ**

   - Expanded form:

     > **oṃ aiṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ mayūrī-mukhī yogini devyai sarva-viṣa-śamana-śakti-dātryai namaḥ**

   These are structurally in line with Shakta mantric architecture but are **synthetic formulations**, not quoted from a specific printed tantra, so treat them as **personal sādhanā mantras** rather than “scriptural” recitation.

3. Combine both in practice:

   - Dhyāna verse (as above)  

   - 3–9 malas of **oṃ mayūra krānte svāhā**  

   - 1 mala of **oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ mayūrī-mukhī yogini devyai namaḥ**

This way you are rooted in a historically attested peacock goddess tradition while honoring the Yogini form.

 4. Mudrā and Short Ritual Frame

From Mahāmayūrī instructions, you have a specific **mudrā**

- Interlock the fingers inward to form a single fist.  

- Extend and join the **thumbs and little fingers** together.  

- Hold the mudrā in front of the chest, recite mantra seven times, then touch:

  - Heart  

  - Forehead  

  - Throat  

  - Crown  

with the mudrā to “seal” protection, then release.[4]

You can integrate this into your Yogini sādhanā:

1. **Bhūta-śuddhi / short purification.**

2. **Mahāmāyurī mudrā** as above.

3. Dhyāna of the peacock goddess/Yogini.

4. Japa:

   - oṃ mayūra krānte svāhā  

   - oṃ hrīṃ śrīṃ mayūrī-mukhī yogini devyai namaḥ

5. Offerings:

   - White flowers, peacock feathers (if available), sandalwood, and mildly sweet offerings.

6. Close with gratitude and dissolution of form into śūnya-śakti.

The **exact, lineage-specific mantra and dhyāna** for *Mayura-Mukhi Yogini* as one of the 64 Yoginis are usually kept in **guru-paramparā and restricted tantras**, not fully posted online.

- The formulations I’ve given are:

  - **Attested** (Mahāmayūrī heart mantra and mudrā).

  - **Inferred/adapted** (Yogini-name mantras and Sanskrit dhyāna verse) to fit your tantric orientation.

- For **formal initiation-level sādhanā**, it is best to receive the precise mantra, nyāsa and yantra from a trusted guru or paramparā.

Mantra for glowing skin and beautiful face | Mahamayuri mantra for healing | 

Om mayura krante soha.