Rākinī

deity intermediate Hindu single tradition · 1

Rākinī is a goddess who appears in Tantric literature associated with the saptadhātus and chakras. She is associated with the svādhiṣṭhāna chakra according to the Rudrayāmala Tantra. She appears in multiple Tantric texts including the Agni Purāṇa, Kubjikāmata Tantra, and Śrīmatottara Tantra as part of sequences of yoginī goddesses.

Relationships

co occurs with: Kubjikā, Kusumamāla, Lalitā, Daṇḍanāthā
allied with: Dakini, Kākinī, Śākinī, Yakṣiṇī, Lākinī, Hākinī, Śaṅkhinī, Kusumamālinī, Kusumā, Yākinī
sibling of: Śākinī, Yakṣiṇī, Lākinī, Hākinī

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Dakini

Source passages

“the goddesses 'Ḍākinī, Rākinī, Kākinī, Śākinī, and Yakṣiṇī should be worshipped in the six directions'... the Rudrayāmala Tantra identify Ḍākinī, Rākinī, Lākinī, Kākinī, Śākinī and Hākinī with the six chakras... Rākinī with svādhiṣṭhāna”
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