Shyama
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Shyama is one of Yama's two four-eyed, broad nosed, brindled, reddish-brown dogs, who are the sons of Saramā. The dogs are meant to track down those who are about to die, and guard the path to Yama's realm.
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 0
- Historical notes
- Vedic period
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
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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