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Hinduism Glossary of terms - Y


Yajur-Veda One of the four Vedas
yama personal discipline
Yoga (1) Acquisition of what is not yet acquired. (2) Communion, Communion of the individual soul with the Supreme; discipline leading to this communion (3) (In Patanjali) Samadhi, cessation of mental fluctuations (yuji samadhau).
Yogi One who is seeking to or has been able to unite with the Universal consciousness.
Yogindra the great yogi who has attained the sambhava state.
Yogini the divine energy of Bhairava.
Yoginyah The saktis-Khecari, Gocari, Dikcari, Bhucari etc.
Yoni (1) womb, source. (2) The nine classes of consonants; in the context of letters, sakti is yoni, and Siva is bija. (3) The foursaktis, viz., Amba, Jyestha, Raudri, Vama (4) Maya-sakti
Yonivarga Maya and its progeny; mayiya mala
Yugapat simultanelusly

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