[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [The Purana Index](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951) › v3.c9.172 # The Purana Index v3.c9.172 The Purāṇa Index v3.c9.172 - **Language:** English ### [v3.c9.172](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v3.c9.172) Yantresvara—a tirtha on the north bank of the Narmadā, a bath there secures the company of Gods for 5000 years Yama (1)—(Vaivasvata) the Lord of Pitrs, punishes men after death according to their actions, sinful or otherwise¹ A son of Vivasvat (Sūrya) and Samjñā, explains the nature of dharma and the glory of Hari to his messengers (Yamadūtas, s v) Appeared in the form of a child before the queen and the subjects of Suyajña weeping over his dead body and showed the truth that no amount of wailing would bring the dead back to life,² welcomed Rāma and Krsna and fulfilled their desire by restoring Sāndipāni's son, presented Prthu with a rod of justice Punished Nrga to be a lizard for having given a cow of a Brahmana as a gift to another, and as the owner refused to accept the apologies and compensation offered by Nrga,³ fought with Kālanābha in the Devāsura war, rode on buffalo to help Indra against Krsna taking away pārijāta, but discomfited, ran away in fear,⁴ his authority set aside in the case of Ajamila Dhruva is said to have set his foot on his head, was a Sudra for a hundred years owing to a curse,⁵ His penance at Gokarna and Śiva made him lokapāla, his city being Samyamana, represents the planet Śanaiscara, served as calf for Pitrs milking the earth, Dharmarāja Lord of three deva ganas—Amarttas, Aprakāsas, and Jyotismantas,⁶ narrated to Śaśabindu varieties of srāddha, protested against the ill-treatment by his stepmother Chāyā and was cursed by her to lose his legs \[Cursed his legs to be sores and worms His father gave him a cock to eat them M P\] The father assured their restoration after a temporary loss, overlord of Pitrs⁷ in charge of hells,⁸ buffalo, his riding animal,⁹ his active part in Tripuram, defeated by Kālanemi,¹⁰ burnt with Kāma and attained godhood again by pleasing Śankara by tapas,¹¹ dialogue of, with his servant about those who could not be taken to his region¹² acted as calf when Antaka milked the cow earth, other names of, world of,¹³ in the war against Tāraka war with Grasana and the latter's success¹⁴ Samvāda with Sāvitri, the latter's praise of,¹⁵ Kāla and Mrtyu are assistants, god to be worshipped in house building¹⁶ Image of, with Citragupta by the side, gift of buffalo pleasing to;¹⁷ (Dharmarāja): a golden image of him standing on a copper plate to be given to guru in Saptamī-svapana;¹⁸ weapon of daṇḍa, used by, in the battle of Tripuram;¹⁹ seen by Sāvitrī while taking the life of her husband; blessed her with three requests of hers and finally the life of her husband;²⁰ meting out justice impartially;²¹ father of two daughters Upadānavī and Himā.²² - [Previous: v3.c9.171](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v3.c9.171) - [Next: v3.c9.173](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v3.c9.173) - [Up: v3.c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v3.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v3.c9.172](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v3.c9.172) · Pramāṇa