Dharmadeva
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Dharmadeva is the god personifying the concept of Dharma, and is considered by some to be the same as Yama. According to Mani, Dharmadeva is one of the Prajapatis (agents of creation). Dharmadeva is born from the chest of the god Brahma, and is married to ten or thirteen daughters of Daksha, with whom he fathered many sons, including Yudhishthira.
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Vedic period
Relationships
- teacher of
- Yudhishthira
- parent of
- Yudhishthira
- syncretized with
- Yama, Kala, Dharmarāja
- child of
- Brahma
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“In the Yaksha Prashna, Dharmadeva (Yama) appears as a yaksha (nature spirit) in the form of a crane to question Yudhishthira and test his righteousness. Impressed by Yudhishthira's strict adherence to dharma and his answers to the riddles posed, Yama reveals himself as his father”
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