Yama-Yami
deity Hindu single tradition · 1
Yama-Yami is a composite figure in Vedic literature. The conception of Ardhanarishvara may have been inspired by this figure.
When
- First attested
- 1500 BCE
- Attested period
- -1500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Vedic period
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Vishvarupa, Harihara, Gajalakshmi, Śiva, Agni, Kubera, Rudra, Purusha, Prajapati
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The conception of Ardhanarishvara may have been inspired by Vedic literature's composite figure of Yama-Yami, the Vedic descriptions of the primordial Creator Vishvarupa or Prajapati and the fire-god Agni as "bull who is also a cow,"”
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