Saramā
deity underworld Hindu single tradition · 2
Saramā is the mother of Yama's two dogs, Sharvara and Shyama.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 0
- Historical notes
- Vedic period
Relationships
- parent of
- Sharvara, Shyama, sons of Sarama
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Yama has two four-eyed, broad nosed, brindled, reddish-brown dogs, Sharvara and Shyama, who are the sons of Saramā. However, in the Atharvaveda, one of dogs is brindled and the other is dark. The dogs are meant to track down those who are about to die, and guard the path to Yama's realm.”
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