Yama, the Righteous Dharma Deity (Lord Yama)
Lord of Karma, Righteous Dharma, and the Underworldयम

Yama, the Righteous Dharma Deity (Lord Yama)

Riding a dark water buffalo and holding a spirit-binding divine lasso, he clearly discerns karma, good and evil, without the slightest error, and is the most just and stern judge of the underworld.

Vedic Origins and Cosmic Godhood

Son of the Sun God Surya, the first pioneer to open the path of human death and reincarnation, representing the irresistible objective cosmic law of cause and effect.

Sacred Duties and Correspondences with the Nine Celestial Deities

Presides over the balance of life and death, enforces karmic retribution, guards the covenant of truth, and makes the selfish and wicked undergo purification by karmic fire.

Sacred Mantras and Meditative Invocations

ॐ यमाय नमः
oṃ yamāya namaḥ
Recitation Phonetics:Om Yamaya Namah

Always harbor a reverent fear of cause and effect, respect the passage of time and the laws of life and death, do upright and honorable deeds, and your heart will naturally be calm and unshaken.

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