{"id":803933,"date":"2026-04-22T17:44:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T17:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/?p=803933"},"modified":"2026-04-22T17:44:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T17:44:16","slug":"maria-vyasa-releases-new-video-on-dhumavati-of-the-dasa-mahavidyas-the-smoky-goddess-of-maya-and-nonattachment-at-the-anahatha-chakra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/maria-vyasa-releases-new-video-on-dhumavati-of-the-dasa-mahavidyas-the-smoky-goddess-of-maya-and-nonattachment-at-the-anahatha-chakra_803933.html","title":{"rendered":"Maria Vyasa Releases New Video on Dhumavati of the Dasa Mahavidyas – The Smoky Goddess of Maya and Non-Attachment at the Anahatha Chakra"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Maria Vyasa releases a new video on Dhumavati, the Dasa Mahavidya known as “the smoky one.” The video connects Dhumavati to the Anahatha chakra and the illusory power of maya, linking the goddess tradition to the Kubjika School of Tantra’s six chakra system. Vyasa draws on academic research, oral traditions and her 2024 book “Kundalini \u2013 a baptism of fire: The journey of the mystic.” This video is part of a series on the Dasa Mahavidyas.<\/div>\n

Author Maria Vyasa has released a new educational video exploring Dhumavati, one of the Dasa Mahavidyas from the Indian tantric tradition. It presents a unique way of connecting the ten wisdom goddesses with the six chakra system originated in the Kubjika School of Tantra.<\/p>\n

The video titled ”Dhumavati – Dasa Mahavidyas” draws from Vyasa’s 2024 book “Kundalini – a baptism of fire: The journey of the mystic.” The Dasa Mahavidyas are a group of goddesses from the tantric tradition representing different wisdom aspects of the divine. The ten goddesses are Kali, Tara, Tripurasundari, Bhuvaneshwari, Bhairavi, Chinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bhagalamukhi, Matangi and Kamala.<\/p>\n

The video combines academic research with oral traditions from living goddess traditions as well as personal contributions to the symbology of the goddesses. Vyasa presents both established scholarly understanding and her own interpretations of the symbolic meanings. She explains how these goddess figures relate to the Kundalini process, a spiritual transformation described in yogic texts.<\/p>\n

“My main contribution is connecting the Dasa Mahavidyas with the six chakra system originated in the Kubjika School of Tantra, in a unique and comprehensive way,” Vyasa says in the video. This connection between the goddess tradition and the chakra system represents new ground in understanding these ancient teachings. Vyasa’s approach makes complex mystical concepts accessible while maintaining scholarly rigor.<\/p>\n

Understanding Dhumavati<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dhumavatis name means ”the smokey one”. Vyasa explains Dhumavati as connected to the illusory power of maya and to the state of deep sleep where consciousness is lost. In one of her origin myths Sati swallows Shiva; who represents Light of consciousness (Prakasha), down. In this myth it is said that after Sati had swallowed Shiva down, smoke began to come out of her body. That smoke was her illusory power (maya). That smoke became the goddess Dhumavati. Dhumavati´s connection to smoke may also be a symbol of the element of air as the main carrier of Prana (life-force) which is the most subtle manifestation of the non-physical. This connects her to Anahatha chakra, placed at the heart. <\/p>\n