Greetings, fellow seekers of the subtle and unseen. Today we rise beyond earth, water, fire, and air—into the vast, translucent temple of the fifth element: Ether. Here, in the whispering silence of boundless space, dwells Nabhasini, one of the 64 Yoginis. She is not a goddess confined to form or shrine—she is the very fabric of spaciousness, the voice of the void, the sacred breath between the stars.
Shri Nabhasini Jai Nabhasini
The Yogini of Ether: Beyond Sound, Beyond Sight
In the esoteric mandala of the 64 Yoginis—those fierce and mystical emanations of Shakti—each goddess is a facet of the cosmic design. Some carry weapons, others ride beasts, but Nabhasini carries only space. She rides the wind, speaks through silence, and expands into the infinite.
Her name reveals her: Nabhas means “sky” or “space,” and sini implies movement or speech. She is “She who speaks through the sky,” or more deeply, “She who becomes space itself.”
Unlike other elements, ether (Akasha) is without density or boundary. It is not empty—it is potential. It is the field of vibration from which all creation arises. In Vedic cosmology, Akasha is the first-born tattva, the womb that births the remaining elements. Nabhasini is that primordial field—she is the mother of sound, the mirror of awareness, the cradle of consciousness.
Not a Goddess to Worship, But a Presence to Merge With
To invoke Nabhasini is not to perform rituals with lamps and flowers. It is to become aware of space, within and without. She lives in the silence after the last word, in the stillness before a thought, in the pause between breaths.
You do not chant to her to fill the air—you chant her name to become one with that air:
Shri Nabhasini Jai Nabhasini
This is not a mantra of control or petition. It is a resonant alignment, a tuning of your inner instrument to her cosmic frequency. Let her name echo softly in your chest until your thoughts float in stillness, like stars suspended in sky.
Symbolism & Subtle Form
Though ancient scriptures are silent on rigid iconography, esoteric tradition imagines Nabhasini as a luminescent figure—her body translucent like the twilight sky, her presence more felt than seen. She is often envisioned:
- Riding a current of wind or seated on a lotus of light
- Skin shimmering in iridescent blues or silvers, like starlight
- Holding symbols like a conch (primordial sound), a mirror (reflection of truth), or empty hands, open to the cosmos
- Her gaze infinite, her smile like the curve of the horizon
She is not the voice, but the resonating chamber in which voice becomes possible. She is the listening, not the speaking.
Ether as a Spiritual Practice
In Tantric and Yogic systems, Ether corresponds to the Vishuddha Chakra—the throat energy center. This is the chakra of communication, purification, and spiritual transmission. But Nabhasini doesn’t merely govern speech; she presides over soundless knowing, intuitive understanding, and the sacred art of silence.
To attune to her energy is to:
- Expand perception beyond the visible and audible
- Purify the mental field through stillness
- Enhance intuition, sensing what cannot be spoken
- Access the cosmic network of consciousness, where separation dissolves
- Return to formlessness, to your original nature
In sacred architecture, Yogini temples—like those in Hirapur or Ranipur-Jharial—are roofless, open to the sky. This is not design—it is doctrine. The absence of a ceiling is Nabhasini’s altar. It is the sacred void through which divine transmission flows.
The Etheric Relevance of Nabhasini Today
In this age of overstimulation, chronic noise, and information overload, Ether is the medicine we’ve forgotten. We seek answers, but forget to make space for them to arrive. Nabhasini reminds us:
You don’t need more. You need room.
Not more words, but more listening.
Not more doing, but deeper being.
She is the power that is everywhere because she is nowhere fixed. She invites you to walk lighter, speak less, and listen more—not to the world, but to the subtle song within.
Nabhasini is Not the End—She is the Field Itself
Among the 64 Yoginis, each goddess offers a doorway. Nabhasini is not a doorway, but the field into which all doors open. She is the space between goddesses, the breath within their mantras, the stillness from which they arise. Her Bhairava counterpart, Vyomakesha—“He whose hair is the sky”—is her consort in infinity, equally boundless, equally ungraspable.
Together, they dissolve duality.
So let her not be a figure in myth, but a presence in your awareness. Let her not be worshipped from afar, but felt from within.
Shri Nabhasini Jai Nabhasini
She is the whisper in your silence, the lightness in your breath, the sky within your soul. When you call her, you are not reaching out. You are expanding in.