Thursday, April 26, 2012

The wife of god of death, Yama

                                                    The wife of god of death, Yama

In Hinduism, Yama is considered as the God of death. He is the son of Surya (Sun) and Sharanya.
Sun and Sharanya couple had twins. Now, Yama has married his twin sister , Yami. It is the instance where someone has married his own sister.
Yami is dark and she has tortoise as her chariot. But as for I know, in the beginning Yama didnt agree for this marriage. There held a prolonged discussion between these two.
Finally, Yama agreed for the marriage. There are vedic chants regarding Yami in Vedas pointing to her importance in religious activities.

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