Yamadutas
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The Yamadutas are fearsome messengers and servants of the Hindu god of death, Yamaraja, who escort the souls of the dead to be judged for their earthly actions.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
messengers_of_death
ⓘ
servants_of_Yamaraja ⓘ supernatural_beings ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Yama_dutas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
messengers_of_Yama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
afterlife_judgment
ⓘ
death ⓘ karma ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Yama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRealm | Yamaloka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Naraka_(hell_realms_in_Hinduism) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTextTheme | descriptions_of_hellish_planets GENERATED ⓘ |
| authorityFrom | Yamaraja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Hindu_mythological_characters
ⓘ
psychopomps ⓘ |
| contrastWith | Vishnudutas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction | maintain_moral_order_through_fear_of_punishment ⓘ |
| cosmologyContext | Hindu_afterlife_beliefs ⓘ |
| culturalFunction | reinforce_belief_in_consequences_of_actions ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
dark_complexioned
ⓘ
frightening_appearance ⓘ wielding_weapons ⓘ |
| describedAs |
fearsome
ⓘ
terrifying ⓘ |
| domain | underworld ⓘ |
| etymology | Yama_messenger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
bring_sinful_souls_before_Yamaraja
ⓘ
punish_the_wicked_in_afterlife ⓘ |
| hierarchicalPosition | subordinates_in_Yama_administration ⓘ |
| languageContext | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Bhagavata_Purana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garuda_Purana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralAssociation | punishment_of_adharmic_behavior ⓘ |
| moralSignificance | deterrent_against_sinful_actions ⓘ |
| mythologicalTradition | Puranic_literature ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | agents_of_divine_justice ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Vishnudutas_in_case_of_devotees_of_Vishnu ⓘ |
| perceivedBy | souls_who_have_committed_sin ⓘ |
| perception | feared_by_humans ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| role |
enforcers_of_karmic_law
ⓘ
escort_souls_of_the_dead ⓘ guide_souls_to_judgment ⓘ |
| servantOf | Yamaraja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| task |
escort_souls_to_Yamaraja_court
ⓘ
seize_souls_at_time_of_death ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.