Yama or Yamarāja, also called Imra, is a god of death, the south direction and the underworld, belonging to an early stratum of Rigvedic Hindu deities. Markandeya grew up to be a great devotee of Shiva and on the day of his destined death he continu...
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Yama , is the lord of death. He is mentioned as one who helped humankind find a place to dwell, and gave every individual the power to tread any path to which she/he wants. In tradition, Yama was considered to be the first mortal who died and espied the way to the celestial abodes. Thus, as a result, he became the ruler of the departed.Yama's name can be interpreted to mean "twin", and in some myths he is paired with a twin sister .
Yama is assisted by who is assigned with the task of keeping complete records of actions of human beings on the earth, and upon their death, deciding to have them reincarnated as a superior or inferior organism, depending on their (actions on the earth).
Yama, although one of the most powerful controllers, is still subordinate to the controllers and because they are different aspects of the overruling . A story of Yama's subordinance to Shiva is well-illustrated in the story of .
Yama is called ("time"), while Shiva is called ("greater time").
