The Hindu Temple v2.c11.s6.6

v2.c11.s6.6

¹²⁸ ‘Tantrarāja-Tantra,’ ch. IV, 72-73; in the Śrīyantra, 16 Śaktis (gupta yoginīs), the Attractions, are stationed on the 16 lotus-petals near the circumference of the circle. Outside the circle, and within the square enclosure of the yantra are the Dikpālas, the Guardians of the regions and other groups of divinities. The Āvaraṇa-devatās, the surrounding divinities, in both these zones, have their images and correspondences on the walls of the temple.—Yoginīs are attendants of various classes of the Great Goddess who is herself called Yoginī (‘Jñānārṇava Tantra’, XVI. 140 f. ‘Tantrarāja Tantra’, V. 28. Comm. Manoramā.)