Elements of Hindu Iconography v4.c33.s3.2
Elements of Hindu Iconography v4.c33.s3.2
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v4.c33.s3.2
In the later day mythology he is reduced to the situation of the guardian of the region of the deceased, and, as the presiding deity of the place, he is invested with the powers of appraising the quality and quantity of the sin committed by each soul and meting out proportioned punishments: as the dispenser of justice he is also known as Dharmarāja. He is said to be the father of Dharma, the eldest of the five Pāṇḍavas. The following description of the image of Yama occurs in the Sanskrit authorities: