Yama

God of death and the dead, judge of souls, son of Surya, twin of Yami (distinct from hindu_dharma)

Parentage

• Sūrya

Domains

• death
• justice

Powers

• Judge the dead and assign their fated destinations
• Pioneer the path of death as the first mortal to die

Epithets

• धर्मराज
• यमराज
• अन्तक
• वैवस्वत
• पितृपति
• काल
• दण्डधर

Relations

• twin sibling: Yamī
• sibling: Vaivasvata Manu
• sibling: Sugriva
• equated with: Imra the Creator

Sources

• Rigveda 10.14
• Katha Upanishad