What are some of the names of the Yoginis mentioned in the hymn?

The hymn mentions Yoginis like Divyayogi, Mahayogi, Siddhayogi, Ganesvari, Pretaksi, Dakini, Kali, Kalaratri, and Nisachari.

What are some of the fearsome attributes associated with the Yoginis?

Some fearsome attributes include being flesh-eaters (Mamsabhojini), having deformed eyes (Virupakshi), being blood-eyed (Raktaksi), and carrying skulls (Mundadharini).

What powers or abilities are attributed to the Yoginis?

The Yoginis are described as bestowers of boons (Varaprada) and are associated with mantras (Mantrayogini), power over illusions (Mohini), and control over instruments (Yantravahini).

Who are said to worship the sixty-four Yoginis?

The sixty-four Yoginis are worshipped daily by gods (Deva), humans (Manushya), and yogis.

What are some of the Yoginis associated with destruction or transformation?

Some Yoginis associated with destruction or transformation are Kalagni (the fire of time), Yamaduti (messenger of Yama), and those associated with cremation grounds and ghostly forms (Pretavahini, Pret ഭൂഷണി).

catuḥṣaṣṭi yōginī nāma stōtram 2

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Devi Stotra

divyayōgī mahāyōgī siddhayōgī gaṇēśvarī |
prētākṣī ḍākinī kālī kālarātrī niśācarī || 1 ||

huṅkārī rudravaitālī kharparī bhūtayāminī | [siddha]
ūrdhvakēśī virūpākṣī śuṣkāṅgī māṁsabhōjinī || 2 ||

phētkārī vīrabhadrākṣī dhūmrākṣī kalahapriyā |
raktā ca ghōraraktākṣī virūpākṣī bhayaṅkarī || 3 ||

caurikā mārikā caṇḍī vārāhī muṇḍadhāriṇī |
bhairavī cakriṇī krōdhā durmukhī prētavāhinī || 4 ||

kaṇṭakī dīrghalambōṣṭhī mālinī mantrayōginī |
kālāgni mōhinī cakrī kaṅkālī bhuvanēśvarī || 5 ||

kuṇḍalā tālakī lakṣmī yamadūtī karālinī |
kauśikī bhakṣiṇī yakṣī kaumārī yantravāhinī || 6 ||

viśālā kāmukī vyāghrī yakṣiṇī prētabhūṣaṇī |
dhūrjaṭā vikaṭī ghōrā kapālī viṣalāṅgalī || 7 ||

catuṣṣaṣṭiḥ samākhyātā yōginyō hi varapradāḥ |
trailōkyapūjitā nityaṁ dēvamānuṣayōgibhiḥ || 8 ||

iti catuṣṣaṣṭiyōginī nāma stōtram |

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