Vedic Mythology c9.s4.2

c9.s4.2

He revels with the gods (7, 76⁴; 10, 135¹). Individual gods with whom he is referred to, are Varuṇa (10, 14⁷), Bṛhaspati (10, 13⁴. 14³), and especially Agni, who as conductor of the dead would naturally be in close relations with him. Agni is the friend (*kāmya*) of Yama (10, 21⁵) and his priest (10, 52³). A god (10, 51¹) and Yama (who by implication are identical) found the hiding Agni (ib.³). Agni, Yama, Mātariśvan are mentioned together as the names of the one being (1, 164⁴⁶). Yama is also mentioned in enumerations of gods including Agni (10, 64³. 92¹¹).