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YAMA (Sanskrit " twin," in allusion to his being twin with his sister Yami, traditionally the first human pair)

This article appears in Volume V28, Page 902 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: YAK-ZYM
YAMA (Sanskrit " twin," in allusion to his being twin with his sister Yami, traditionally the first human pair) , in
Hindu
 
mythology
 , judge of men and
king
  of the unseen
world
 . He was the first mortal to die, and having discovered the way to the other
world
  is the
guide
  of the dead. Three
hymns
  in the Rig Veda are addressed to him.


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