| Dakini | Key Trait | Practice Purpose | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Red, fiery, passionate | Transforming desire into wisdom. Most common female yidam. | | Kurukullā | Red, draws a bow | Magnetizing power (love, wealth, influence) for enlightened activity. | | Simhamukha | Lion-headed, blue-black | Removing black magic, reversing curses, fierce exorcism. | | Ekajaṭī | One plait of hair, dark | Ultimate protector of secrets. Uncompromising, wrathful wisdom. |

One of the most critical functions of the Dakini is her role as a disturber of the status quo. In spiritual practice, it is easy to become complacent, to build a spiritual ego, or to become attached to rigid structures and rituals. The Dakini represents the chaotic, unpredictable energy that shatters these attachments.