Om Yakshinyai Namaha
Mantraॐ यक्षिण्यै नमः
Oṃ Yakṣiṇyai Namaḥ
Meaning — Salutations to the Yakshi, guardian of the grove.
Recited for: Protection of the home and the land
Mantras & Slokas
All Yakshi chants →Yakshi Amme Sharanam
Pooja Slokaയക്ഷി അമ്മേ ശരണം
Yakṣi Amme Śaraṇaṃ
Meaning — Yakshi Amma, be my refuge.
Recited for: Lamp offering at the Yakshi kavu
Main Deity
Yakshi
यक्षिणी
Yakshi is the female guardian spirit of trees and groves in Kerala, worshipped in the Yakshi kavus as a protector of the land and its people.
- Consort
- None (solitary guardian)
- Vahana
- None (tree-dwelling)
- Abode
- Banyan and pala trees, sacred groves
